Astra 1H is @ 21.73 west moving west to ?

hvdh

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Finally, Astra 1H (launched in 1999) is doing its last move right now, to graveyard orbit.
From fcc.gov:
On September 27, 2019, SES Americom, Inc. was granted special temporary authority for 30 days, beginning October 12, 2019, to operate its
fixed earth station in Mt. Airy, MD to provide telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) services for the ASTRA 1H satellite at the 67.1° W.L.
orbital location in support of the orbit-raising maneuvers to its disposal orbit in the 14008.5 MHz and 14250.5 MHz (Earth-to-space), and
11693.5 MHz, 11707.0 MHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands.
 
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