astra 1p 19.2e

It is time for the bird to move to it's final location ..waiting for confirmation from the experts
 
Still is at 9.5w but any day can start moving maybe next week more possible.
 
For a few hours now, the telemetry signals have been turned off on the frequencies 10707.00 LHCP, 10709.00 RHCP and turned back on on the frequencies 10951.00 RHCP, 11449.00 LHCP.

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In the last few days, there was only one test carrier yesterday morning. and with the change in telemetry frequencies, I suspect that the displacement maneuvers will begin soon. I'm monitoring the position....

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Yesterday evening the telemetry signals had a drop in power (a sign that they have been switched to an omnidirectional antenna), already this morning a slight movement towards the east is noted. Let's see in the next few hours if the movement maneuvers have actually begun.
 
Marcus_21 said:
Yesterday evening the telemetry signals had a drop in power (a sign that they have been switched to an omnidirectional antenna), already this morning a slight movement towards the east is noted. Let's see in the next few hours if the movement maneuvers have actually begun.
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Yes I can confirm a drop of signal power of the main beacon and telemetry frequencies at 10951 and 11449 yesterday 1740 GMT and a notable movement towards east since 0900 GMT this morning.
 
From the TLE data, it is moving at about 0,5° per day... and from measuring the strength of the telemetry signals, I can confirm that it is moving east.
 
@Marcus_21 sorry for offtopic, could you check where HotBird 13E went? TLE's are missing for over a week, meaning it stopped probably, it could be anywhere between 17 and 34°W now!
Edit: I see now that you updated your telemetry page just yesterday. So apparently HotBird 13E is beyond 31°W now still moving 2.3°W/day.
 
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@hvdh when I updated the tables on the website, I took the data from the TLEs.
Now I did a check, looking for telemetry signals and detected it at about 16°W. I don't know if it stopped or is still moving... I should check in the next few hours.

Sorry for the off topic.
 
Yes, a TLE appeared last night, HotBird 13E is at 16.0°W.
Looking at the ITU filings, this might be a slot reservation for NigComSat or ABS.
 
I just checked and its current position is about 8°W, in line with LTE... transfer speed has increased at about 1° per day.
 
Looks like February 2025 will be the transfer. I try to guess Astra 1N if it is going
to be in another position before to retire ...
 
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