Where is 2B going?

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I' m getting now only 11758 H (inclination 1.55°) at 6.1 db, but no channels.
 

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Right now...
11758H 17.2db
12149H 9.6db
12460H 10.8db!
I don't know if the bird is in place right now, but the first frequency is booming here!
 

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After 3 months at 39.0°E, Astra 2B is moving back to 19.4°E (in-orbit spare location) according CoB.
Arrival will be end of December.
 

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After 3 months at 39.0°E, Astra 2B is moving back to 19.4°E (in-orbit spare location) according CoB.
Arrival will be end of December.

3 months - therfore "activating" a slot of some sort
 

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Astra 2B (incl. 1.9°) arrived at 19.4°E.

Other old Astra movements:
Astra 3A (incl. 3.5°) now moving from 86.85°W to 47.0°W (arrives mid-Feb.)
Astra 1H (incl. 3.5°) left 55.33°E, moving West 0.5°/d, near 51°E now.
 

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Astra 1H arrived at 43.5°E, the well-known Astra test location.
 

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SES has once again "updated" the Technical Data pages (with Centre of Box and Ephemeris), but actually went back to a link database of a few years ago that had several errors.
Centre Of Box
Ephemeris Data
Links for Astra 1G show 1F, for Astra 1KR show 1H, and the newest SES-9 and SES-10 are not there at all!

A nice side effect, it is clear now where the drifting Astra 1H (incl. 4.2°) is going to: 67.1°W (in-orbit spare for SES-10).
Astra 1H left 43.5°E on October 7, and will reach 67.1°W in February.

Astra 2B (incl. 2.6°) is at 19.6°W since August 1.
 

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Links for Astra 1G show 1F, for Astra 1KR show 1H, and the newest SES-9 and SES-10 are not there at all!
The above errors have been fixed already, is SES reading this maybe? :ph34r: Well then, MONACOSAT CoB & ephemeris links still need fixing!
 

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Astra 2B (incl. 2.6°) is at 19.6°W since August 1.
According SES CoB, the 2.8° inclined Astra 2B next location will be back again to 19.4°E, and is already on its way.
Arrival then will be in the 2nd half of June.
 

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I think it got bored on being in a stagnant orbit, hence it is goin out for a stroll. :-lmao
 
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