ASTRA 1N is operational.

[paradiselost]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

According to SES Astra 1N will travel to 19.2 and will start on 12/02/2012 with coverage all over Europe. We'll see whether it will happen.

[Bazinga]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

I can't find a single source that say 1N will move to 19.2
according to wikipedia 1n was originally designed for 19.2 but was changed to 28.2.

and there is no mention of it on the ses astra website.

_http://www.onastra.com/8453490/11-10-27-new-satellites-for-uk-and-ireland
_http://www.ses.com/4628614/astra-1n

[linuxguy]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

astra 1n is for 28.2 bskyb
and as far as i know will be fully operational as from dec 12th 2011.

[Bazinga]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

astra 1n is for 28.2 bskyb
and as far as i know will be fully operational as from dec 12th 2011.

what do you mean by fully operational, channel4 hd is already broadcasting via 1n

[paradiselost]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

I do not know already what to believe.

Dear Mr


Please find below our answers to your questions in as far as we can answer to rumors...

There’s no plan to move 1KR.
ASTRA 1N will be moved to 19.2°E, not in 2012, but later on. More precise date is not public information yet
There is currently no public information about an Astra 2C move.
Transmission on 2D will be transferred on 1N (with same parameters) next year. Exact date is not yet defined... and it concerns only our customers at the moment.
New business on 1N is not public information either. However, we may disclose that ITV will start soon on 2.063 (in the coming days) and on 2.059 (in the coming weeks).

Kind regards,



SES

Luxembourg

[Bazinga]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

So its to stay on 28.2e for atleast 1 year.

[paradiselost]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

I think there will be more information next month. At the same time another user wrote SES. And what is received in response:
"Colleagues quietly. Today I wrote to the SES to marketing and sales .. 01.12 to all transponders will be transferred to ASTRA 2C ASTRA 1KR will go to 28.2E which will replace ASTRA 1N 10/01/2012 to Astra 1N will travel to 19.2E and will start on 02/12/2012 coated all over Europe! as everything from ASTRA 1H will be transferred to it ..
with those of ASTRA 2C Astra 2C from mid-May 2012 will leave from 19.2E to 31.5E"

[edin4o]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

I don't know if it has been comented before, but according to a spanish forum, Astra 1KR will be moved from 19º East to 28º on january, while Astra 1N will be moved from 28º to 19º on february.
So all chanels which have to be on 1N will be on 1KR then.
Remember that 1KR has a spot beam which was tested over Poland some years ago, so that spot beam sure will be more closed to UK than the current one from 1N.
European people will finally lose UK channels.

No! No! NOOO! WTF are they doing with the satellites :\ Why don't they leave them as they are... Please, don't scare me with that last sentence

[pjmuk]

Re: ASTRA 1N is operational.

Channel 5, 5*, 5*+1, 5 USA and 5 USA+1 have today gone FTA on 1N.

Channel 5+1 is still encrypted though.