Astra 2E: Testing at 43.5E

[Pride Of Cucamonga]

Apologies Huevos, I got it the wrong way round, your quite right.

How many kilometers of orbit does the satellite have to move?

 

[BlindFaith]

..is that relevant in the testing thread?

roughly 11282km (from 43,5 ->28,2). Increasing the orbit diameter is not considered ;)

 

[Lazarus]

@ Blind Faith: You are right, but constant friendly advice from Staff goes ignored

 

[Pietclock]

Just made a scan ... no tests active appearantly. Seems they have knocked on every bolt by now.

 

[Lazarus]

Vroom, vroom ..........................

 

[Schroeder]

May well just be reviewing the tests before signing them off as complete, then they can move the bird.

 

[BlindFaith]

Just made a scan ... no tests active appearantly. Seems they have knocked on every bolt by now.

..not finished yet ;)

12582H
12610V

 

[timo_w2s]

Perhaps they've just toying with us?

 

[Schroeder]

Maybe spotted a couple of tests that needed repeating or got missed, or have been added since the original test plan was written.

 

[Pietclock]

ohh ok. Pretty long testing phase this time then... even though they worked through weekends, it's longer than 1N or 2F now. Toying with us ? Haha... you wish. This is a 80 million+ project, they dont care about us minions.

 

[timo_w2s]

Toying with us ? Haha... you wish. This is a 80 million+ project, they dont care about us minions.

Wasn't being entirety serious. ;)

 

[Schroeder]

Hmm, 12582H & 12610V are they not in the Eutelsat 28A band? Perhaps they are planning to use those on the middle east beam?

My mistake they are currently on Astra 2F, so they must be checking some fail over transponders

 

[Pietclock]

Given the intensity of the tests and the frequencies possible it's fair to say this will be the main satellite on 28.2. It can provide the whole band, and all beams. 2F seems to be a kind of back up satellite compared to 2E. SES finally will be able to provide back-up capacity for most transponders, a thing they havent been able to for quite some time. 2D was without back up most of the time, and there is no backup for 2F right now. With 2E in place, almost every transponder can be illuminated by 2 different satellites at least.

 

[solly]

for now 12610v work band 2f pan Europe beam

 

[solly]

now 12610v 3.3 db

 

[timo_w2s]

Given the intensity of the tests and the frequencies possible it's fair to say this will be the main satellite on 28.2. It can provide the whole band, and all beams. 2F seems to be a kind of back up satellite compared to 2E. SES finally will be able to provide back-up capacity for most transponders, a thing they havent been able to for quite some time. 2D was without back up most of the time, and there is no backup for 2F right now. With 2E in place, almost every transponder can be illuminated by 2 different satellites at least.

And once 2G comes online then everything should be covered very well (inc the old 2D band 10.7-10.95 that 2F can't cover).

 

[solly]

And once 2G comes online then everything should be covered very well (inc the old 2D band 10.7-10.95 that 2F can't cover).

2g will be take band 2e spot beam
and high band of 2f
and 2e 11700-12750

 

[Piltdownpaul]

ohh ok. Pretty long testing phase this time then... even though they worked through weekends, it's longer than 1N or 2F now. Toying with us ? Haha... you wish. This is a 80 million+ project, they dont care about us minions.

You might be a minion, i consider myself pondlife.

 

[Lazarus]

Despite several polite warnings, some Members are persisting with wildly Off Topic Posts and I am now Deleting them. Please don't test our patience too far. We rely upon your cooperation to maintain a friendly Forum.

 

[solly]

good morning
signal for now
12610v
2db