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    53E (Express AM6)

    4.5 dB on the tiny 33 x 33 cm Technisat dish, still 3.5 dB margin!
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    Xichang launch WHG-01

    A satellite of a new unknown series was launched on 29 February, and is GEO since a few days at about 33.7°E. If it is a HTS as suggested, then probably could have many Ka-band spotbeams. But over Europe, or Africa? Full name is Weixing Hulianwan Gaogui 01...
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    Eutelsat Hot Bird 13F & 13G

    How did no-one think of this before! It makes total sense this could have been a test with the old HotBird 13E at 12.8°E. Indeed the (now empty) transponders peak about 0.2° to the West for me, compared with 12597V and 12692H from 13.0°E. HotBird 13E also has just one wide beam, during the test...
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    Freesat is shrinking...or dying

    Actually your first thought is correct, but it requires patience: 53 years! From Wiki: "A combination of lunar gravity, solar gravity, and the flattening of the Earth at its poles causes a precession motion of the orbital plane of any geostationary object, with an orbital period of about 53...
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    Freesat is shrinking...or dying

    I don't recall ever nothing an inclined sat brought back to GEO, probably not much fuel is saved, in the end.
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    INSAT-3DS

    Will be 74°E to replace meteorological satellite Insat-3DR.
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    Eutelsat Hot Bird 13F & 13G

    During last month, the inactive Hotbird 13E moved a bit (and stable now) to 12.8°E.
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    USSF-67

    The main payload of this USSF-67 launch was USA-342 a.k.a. CBAS-2 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting Satcom). USSF press release: https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/USSF-67 Post Launch Release (SAF PA Changes).pdf This satellite was tested at 130.5°W, then spent several months at 121.9°W and...
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    chinasat 6e 115.5e

    According this site, all 115.5°E Chinasat 6B transponders have moved to Chinasat 6E. http://saoing.com/115.5.htm
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    42,8°W WGS 3 inkl.

    WGS-3 inclination should be hardly noticeable, it went down from 0.35° to 0.15° since arriving at 42.8°W (coming from 24.0°E).
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    chinasat 6e 115.5e

    Chinasat-6E was tested at 129.8°E, and arrived at 115.5°E since yesterday.
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    Apstar-6E

    After a long time, fresh TLE's are issued for Apstar-6E (55239), orbit raising still will take a long time, several months I guess.
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    Eutelsat 10A

    But now 10A really started moving, already with 3.2°W/day, could well be end-of-live.
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    Eutelsat 33F (previously Hotbird 13B)/Hotbird 13E

    Coincidentally, now an updated TLE dated Oct 16th, saying now at 21.1°E moving 0.8°W/day. The satellite is becoming inclined, 0.15° now.
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