astra 5b 31,5e

[Captain Jack]

Doubt I'll see anything from this satellite in the uk....

 

[hvdh]

Where is 5B going to be tested or is it going straight to 31.5E?

Astra 5B will be tested at 43.5° East.
Telemetry: 11709.5 MHz and 12490.0 MHz

 

[solly]

as soon will be see astrra 5b on tle
maybe end of this weekend

 

[solly]

2014-011D 39619 OBJECT D 630.3 3.03 35683 263
2014-011C 39618 OBJECT C 630.4 3.02 35691 261
2014-011B 39617 OBJECT B 630.65 3.02 35709 256
2014-011A 39616 OBJECT A 630.11 3.04 35693 244

 

[solly]

ses astra 5b

hispasat

 

[solly]

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=39617
now astra 5b show 17.9 w

 

[william-1]

Just did a U turn now @ 12.43 west moving east.

ASTRA 5B
LOCAL TIME:
17:05:15
UTC:
17:05:15
LATITUDE:
0.28
LONGITUDE:
-12.58
ALTITUDE [km]:
31031.93
ALTITUDE [mi]:
19282.35
SPEED [km/s]:
0.54
SPEED [mi/s]:
0.34
AZIMUTH:
193
S
ELEVATION:
+29.3
RIGHT ASCENSION:
4h 29m 37s
DECLINATION:
-9° 10' 52''
Local Sidereal Time:
5h 15m 55s
The satellite is in day light
SATELLITE PERIOD:
851m

 

[tempo]

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=39617
Current position is around 46°E. Seems one or two days later will be stopped in 43.5°E.

 

[solly]

it sound next week start testing

 

[Marcus_21]

First test carrier for Astra 5B at 43.5°E ....

 

[Marcus_21]

Other frequencies tested.... 12207V, 12363V and 12265H.

 

[tempo]

12265H is active right now

 

[tempo]

12363V with weak signal is active at the moment

EDIT: 12206V has much better signal level in my location

 

[satesco]

12383 H -test carrier:

 

[tempo]

12456H
12380H
12341H
12303H
All those test carriers were weak in my location

 

[BlindFaith]

12304H

 

[solly]

12456H
12380H
12341H
12303H
All those test carriers were weak in my location

maybe use low signal

 

[satesco]

At this time test carrier at 12200 H:

 

[adonis1]

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Just a question guys .

How is it possible to get this bird , cos according to http://www.n2yo.com/?s=39617 she is at 150E right now .

 

[hvdh]

That's because the last TLE for Astra 5B is of 28 March.
So the manouvring since then is not taken into account.