express am6 53e

[satesco]

Again test on carrier 11540 H.
Also on 11605 H

 

[Marcus_21]

Testing began even C-band, 3625 R, 3675 R and 3925 R (probable global beam)

 

[Marcus_21]

Other C-band... 3625 L, 3675 L, 3725 L, 3775 L, 3825 L, 3875 L and 3925 L

 

[tempo]

C-band test carriers 3625 R, 3675 R, 3725 R, 3775 R, 3825 R, 3875 R and 3925 R from my location.

 

[tempo]

C-band test carriers 3625 L, 3675 L, 3725 L, 3775 L, 3825 L, 3875 L and 3925 L from my location

 

[tempo]

Unfortunately, I haven't Ka-band LNB, so this band testing will be missed. If anobody has Ka-band equipment, please try to scan 50.5-50.8e position in nearest time. Seems to me C and Ku-band tests are close to the end.

 

[tempo]

Last hours I receive news tests within 11200-11450 MHz subband: 11220H, 11261H, 11302H, 11344H, 11386H, 11427H, 11220V, 11261V. All carriers are weak for me - it is African beam (Fixed1 by freq plan)

 

[Anonymous_1]

3850 R Beacon confirmed (official value)

3850 L:

 

[hvdh]

Maybe Express AM6 is leaving 51°E already, heading for 53°E ?

 

[tempo]

I suppose you right, because no any activity since Friday.

 

[Marcus_21]

Beacons in C-Band (3850.00 L and 3850.50 L) and Ku-Band (11199.50 R), are all off... unfortunately I do not know the frequency of the telemetry and I can not monitor his movements.

 

[hvdh]

With two TLE's showing AM6 moving, should be fairly reliable now.
AM6 now at 51.5°E, at 53.0°E at about 7 April.

 

[hvdh]

The two latest TLE's show a faster drift.
Now at 52.4°E, will be at 53.0°E on 3 April, taking into account one day to slow down.
Some inclination (0.22°) still needs to be smoothed, to get below the usual maximum of 0.1°.

 

[Marcus_21]

Express AM6 arrived at 53°E, lit beacons on station.... 3850.00 R, 3850.50 R and 11199.50 R

 

[Llew]

AM6 beacon 11199.50R received in the UK. Stronger than the Express AM22 beacon at 11200R here (right of AM6 on spectrum).

Can't do possible AM6 KA beacons, spot beams will be over Russia.

 

[2night]

hoi,
Express-AM6, Russia’s new heavy-class communications and broadcasting satellite (53˚ E), is commissioned on 22 April 2015
22.04 : 2015
Located at 53˚E, one of RSCC’s key orbital slots, the Express-AM6 satellite will be able to support reliable coverage of Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Thus, from now on, the RSCC’s satellite constellation will be 11-strong (including seven satellites of the Express-AM series and two DBS satellites of the Express-AT series).

"Express-AM6 has started operation according to the schedule and experts' forecasts. The Russian constellation development not only enhance the reliability of the satellite system, but also helps to protect the orbital slots" - says the Head of the Russian Federal Communications Agency Oleg Dukhovnitsky.

The commissioning of the Express-AM6 satellite will cause the Express-AM22, currently operating at 53˚ E, to be subsequently transferred to the 80˚E slot.

 

[Captain Jack]

Do you know when the switch over will occur?

 

[adonis1]

From today Aprill 22 (exactly six months after launch)

http://eng.rscc.ru/100/177/592.html

 

[Captain Jack]

Thanks - will be interesting to see what beams the channels will be transferred to.

 

[AndyX]

No changes so far that I can see. Most of the channels are just above their threshold for me and I hope the replacement satellite might give some redundancy of signal level.