upcoming launch amos 4 65e

[tempo]

Updated TLE confirms the sat is in IOT position already: n2yo.com/?s=39237
It is time to hunt for the test carriers

 

[hvdh]

Good luck with that, 67.25 East being squeezed between the Intelsats at 66.0 and 68.5 East!
So far, I know only that Amos 4 should have transponders in the entire low band, and in 12500...12750 MHz.
Anyone knows in more detail?

 

[solly]

it also 10700 to 11750 ghz
rusia beam and india beam

 

[mar-val]

I can see some peaks here...Anybody can confirm?

 

[tempo]

The first test carriers appeared 15 minutes ago:

10783V,
10907H,
10907V,
11407V,
11283H,
11532H,
11532V

 

[tempo]

New test carriers activ today:

11233H,
11263H

 

[tempo]

The level of 11233H was increased, so both carriers are strong in my location, probably in Russian beam.

 

[tempo]

Today those carriers active:

10763V,
10857V,
11233H,
11265H,
11357V,
11388V

Sometimes all carriers are very strong.

 

[hvdh]

Amos 4 is still at IOT position!
And 11283H, 11408V and 11532H/V are still there, and look very strong here.

 

[hvdh]

At least for Amos-4, there is a good explanation why it remained so long at the 67.25° East IOT position:
http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=883423966

Latest TLE #95 of two days ago, suggests Amos-4 started to move West with just 0.2°/day.
But at epoch time, Amos-4 was still close to 67.25° East, so next TLE may show a faster drift.

 

[solly]

will be keep tle soon

 

[tempo]

Amos-4 is already at 66.5°E, moving west
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=39237

 

[solly]

amos 4 now 66.25 east

 

[hvdh]

This is still based on the old TLE #95, of 18 Dec!
It calculates a strange motion, making Amos-4 arrive at 28 Dec.
Like I mentioned, this TLE was created too close to 67.25 East.
Waiting for a fresh TLE, or a first signal...

 

[hvdh]

Fresh TLE #96 has arrived, Amos-4 must be on 65.0 East since last night already!

 

[solly]

it now 64.64 east
under 65 east tle

 

[tempo]

AMOS-4 is finally active on its position 65°E. Two carriers are active last hour with weak signal in my location in Russia:

11372 V
11386 H

 

[solly]

please rescan with crazyscan

 

[tempo]

11367 V was active 2 minutes ago

 

[solly]

it not upload mux only carires signal