astra 1p 19.2e

And here i confirm that 11582 is the strongest 16.3db in wave frontier T90 dish
 
Tp 31 (11671 H) has increased power overnight from 18.1 dB to 21.4 dB (dish size 3.7 m), thus it might have switched to 1P. Any confirmations?

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The same applies to Tp 17 (11464 H), 18.2 dB to 20.6 db.

Edit: Signal strength on 11464 H increased to 22.2 dB
 
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From 3:00 to 4:00 UTC, there were further transfers. I can only confirm that transponders 17 and 31 have moved to Astra 1P, while transponders 105,107,109 and 120, seem to have moved to Astra 1N... in the next few hours, I will do further checks to understand where they have moved.

Txp-17 11464 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-31 11671 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-105 12515 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-107 12545 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-109 12574 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-120 12729 V 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
 
Marcus_21 said:
From 3:00 to 4:00 UTC, there were further transfers. I can only confirm that transponders 17 and 31 have moved to Astra 1P, while transponders 105,107,109 and 120, seem to have moved to Astra 1N... in the next few hours, I will do further checks to understand where they have moved.

Txp-17 11464 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-31 11671 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-105 12515 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-107 12545 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-109 12574 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-120 12729 V 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
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Thx Marcus_21. From my first measurements with 3.7m I can confirm the same pointing angle for 12545 H and 12552 V (which is on 1N), that the transfer occurred to 1N. 1P is slightly more east than 1N at the moment, according to SES' official orbital data, what I have observed with my antenna.
This brings me to the assumption that the ASTRA high band is being concentrated on 1N, whereas the low band is concentrated on 1P.
Further measurements need to be carried out for confirmation.
 
Marcus_21 said:
From 3:00 to 4:00 UTC, there were further transfers. I can only confirm that transponders 17 and 31 have moved to Astra 1P, while transponders 105,107,109 and 120, seem to have moved to Astra 1N... in the next few hours, I will do further checks to understand where they have moved.

Txp-17 11464 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-31 11671 H 1N --> 1P
Txp-105 12515 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-107 12545 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-109 12574 H 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
Txp-120 12729 V 1L --> 1N or 1P ?
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In addition, I checked Tp 112 (12610 V) which was in 1L. It now comes from the same pointing angle as Tp 108 (12552 V) which is on 1N and definitely not from the pointing angle of Tp 89 (12188 H) which is on 1L.
 
Fortunix said:
In addition, I checked Tp 112 (12610 V) which was in 1L. It now comes from the same pointing angle as Tp 108 (12552 V) which is on 1N and definitely not from the pointing angle of Tp 89 (12188 H) which is on 1L.
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4 to from 1n from yesterday to 1p it was free to 1l to 1N high band it come come switch soon actual 1L 14 tp activ 1 kr 3 tp
 
I confirm that transponders 105,107 and 109 have been switched to Astra 1N. I still have some doubts about txp 120, even if it seems to be on 1N.

I have a problem with the Astra satellites not optimizing their skew (they have a pre-skew of +7,5°), while my motorized dish is optimized with the hotbird skew (pre-skew of about +3,5°). In the upper part, of the high band, this difference is more accentuated, making measurements more difficult.
The Astra satellites 1KR,1L,1M,1N,1P,2E,2F,2G,3B and 3C (formerly Astra 5B ), all have a pre-skew of +7,5°. While Astra 4A (formerly Sirius 4) has a pre-skew of 0°.

@Fortunix the transponder 112 was already on 1N.
 
Good satellite cleaning/Buena limpieza de satelites
15 years average life expectancy/15 años de esperanza de vida media.

...........................................Released on.
1KR 20 April................................2006 2006+15= 2021 Life expectancy expired**Using the last liters of fuel?
1L 04 May.....................................2007 2007+15= 2022 Life expectancy expired**Using the last liters of fuel?
1M 05 November....................2008 2008+15= 2023 Life expectancy expired*
1N 06 August.............................2011 2011+15= 2026 less flight to 28'2ºE (2012 London Olympics) =>19'2ºE
SES24-1P 21junio ..................2024
SES25-1Q

1KR + 1L to the satellite graveyard, 1M backup of the position?
What information do we have?
.
 
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Marcus_21 said:
I still have some doubts about txp 120, even if it seems to be on 1N.
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A few minutes ago, I did some measurements on Tp 120 and Tp 108 (1N) and observed different angles for both txps. So my conclusion is, that Tp 120 is not on 1N. Since 1P and 1L are very close at the moment, I'm not able to distinguish, whether Tp 120 switched to 1P or remained on 1L. Next chance to measure is around tomorrow morning when 1P and 1L are further apart.

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@Fortunix the transponder 112 was already on 1N.
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Thx, this confirms correctness of Flysat and incorrectness of Lyngsat, Kingofsat and Satindex.de for this issue.
 
Tururu said:
Good satellite cleaning/Buena limpieza de satelites
15 years average life expectancy/15 años de esperanza de vida media.

...........................................Released on.
1KR 20 April................................2006 2006+15= 2021 Life expectancy expired**Using the last liters of fuel?
1L 04 May.....................................2007 2007+15= 2022 Life expectancy expired**Using the last liters of fuel?
1M 05 November....................2008 2008+15= 2023 Life expectancy expired*
1N 06 August.............................2011 2011+15= 2026 less flight to 28'2ºE (2012 London Olympics) =>19'2ºE
SES24-1P 21junio ..................2024
SES25-1Q

1KR + 1L to the satellite graveyard, 1M backup of the position?
What information do we have?
.
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If 1KR 1L & 1M were on the last dregs of fuel they would be running inclined by now - so there is a reasonable chance they will be deployed elsewhere. One of them may end up at 57E to allow 2A to be retired.
 
After doing several checks, at different times, I came to the conclusion that transponder 120 is still on Astra 1L. It is likely that the signal interruption around 4:00 UTC is due to an uplink problem or a change of ground station.
 
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