ABS @ 3 west

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I have just done a Blind Scan @ 3 west & found TV Zik @ 11610 H 3600 @ 88% Signal 51% Quality
This channel is assigned to Amos-2 @ 4 west but when move to 4 west & scan for this channel I get no signal.

This channel has been active @ 3 west for over 4 hours is it possible that ABS-3 shows as inclined here http://www.n2yo.com/?s=24901

Signal has now gone so it could be coming from ABS-3 inclined orbit,

I will check again in 8 hours.
 
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I think that the transponder is on Amos-4.0W!It's 3Zik channel,as you known already.
 

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IMHO it's more to the east. At least 0,5°
 
Looking at Lyngsat I see that ABS-3 is at 3West although inclined. Do I read this correctly? If so.. that was quick!
 
ABS 3 (ex Agila 2, ex Mabuhay 1, ex ABS 5) was launched at August 19, 1997 .
 
ABS-3A, a communication satellite manufactured by Boeing Space Systems, was launched into the geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in March 2015. The satellite, placed at 3°W longitude orbital position, is operated by Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS).
It will support television distribution, internet and mobile phone connectivity, and maritime services with Ku-band coverage over the Americas, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East, as well as North Africa (MENA) region.
ABS-3A satellite design features

The ABS-3A satellite was designed, assembled and manufactured by Boeing Space Systems. It has a launch mass of 1,954kg and includes two single-axis drive solar arrays fitted with four panels per wing, and UIJ gallium arsenide cells.
"The ABS-3A satellite was designed, assembled and manufactured by Boeing Space Systems."
The satellite is based on the 702SP platform designed by Boeing Network & Space Systems and Phantom Works. Its 702SP bus operates in the low to mid-power range between 3kW and 7.5kW.

ABS-3A is the first satellite platform based on an all-electric propulsion system, including four Xenon ion thrusters.

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Its lightweight design minimises the spacecraft launch mass and maximises available payload.
Communication capabilities of the ABS-3A satellite

The ABS-3A carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, which use linear (H&V) polarisation. It delivers a global beam, with three C-band beams covering the Americas, the Middle East and Africa regions.

http://www.absatellite.net/satellite-fleet/?sat=abs3a
 

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ABS 3A is taking an age to get to 3 west I thought it would be here by now as it is 14 weeks since it was launched keeps spinning around in some strange elliptical orbit :eek:
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=40424
 
No charts showing ABS 3A yet. Not sure it will be at 3west by the end of the month...?
 
Thank you
 
Progress until now: inclination, altitude and longitude.
ABS-3A_40424 InclAltTime.webp ABS-3A_40424 LonTime.webp
 
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Useless panic, ABS-1A is a dead satellite, and of course has nothing to do with ABS-3A. :p
 
I wonder how reception will be here in the UK. Looking at the charts... very good. Be interesting to see what will be on there..
 
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