Astra 2e

[nml52]

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Finally it looks like 2e is moving, now reported at 42 east. So it shouldn't be long now to know the final result of this,
I will update when appropriate.

nml

[toby69]

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bad news i think, found this (olive press) popular web site for english ex-pats in spain.

PUBLISHED: January 17, 2014 at 6:03 pm • LAST EDITED: January 17, 2014 at 7:55 pm

THE COUNTDOWN to the ‘Big Switch Off’ has just begun.

The clock is now ticking on free-to-air British television being received in southern Spain after a much-publicised satellite finally started moving into place.

Rumours emerged a couple of days ago that it was heading west towards its destination, and have since been confirmed by those in the know.

At its current velocity the satellite would arrive at its destination in 33 days. But, it is expected to speed up.

The satellite has been a hot topic of conversation across Andalucia since news of its launch broke last year.

It has been the most commented post on the Olive Press website after it emerged that the BBC, and possibly ITV, will transmit via the new satellite.

Expats have taken to the Olive Press site in their droves searching for a solution to their forthcoming woe.

Most are keen to establish how they can carry on watching the at-risk channels following the satellite switch off, which could happen at any time from once it is in place.

“The countdown has definitely begun,” explained Mike Crompton of IPTV company Mediastreamz. “It is going to be just a matter of weeks now before most people’s TV screens start looking pretty sad.

“I hope they have some solution in place.”

The satellite is being introduced to substitute the old Astra 2D satellite that rapid declined in performance after a few years in use.

The BBC has already made an announcement that it will be using the more powerful UK spot beams which means British viewers in Spain are likely to lose the signal.

Although launched in late 2000, the performance of Astra 2D declined so quickly that a quick fix was required and all channels were transferred to Astra 1N, a satellite intended for the use of German and Spanish channels.

All of the popular British channels were moved from 2D to 1N early last year and reception throughout Spain improved, especially in Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands, with Andalucia also faring well.

However this is now about to change when 1N will be moved back to its original slot and all British channels will be moved to the new ‘big birds’ called Astra 2E and 2F.

Thousands of expats in Andalucia are converned about the moves, after Channel 5 and various ITV channels vanished from their screens in December 2012.

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i think not long to wait now for the outcome of astra 2e.
The satellite should arrive at its operational location on 31 January. It should be fully operational by mid-Feb.
toby.

[digicon]

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It wont matter what happens with Astra 2E and the so called tighter Footprint as most ex-pats i know already use the easier to catch 27.5° west for the local BBC,ITV etc.. obviously with Biss keys of course.

And on the Subject of 2E i think it would be prudent to wait until this bird actually arrives at 28.2° east and starts testing its footprints as a lot of people may be surprised, Wait and See and dont buy all the Hype surrounding the tighter footprint

[sataday]

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It is now at reported as being at 37.4E

[gianni253]

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Hi mates,
how all these changes will affect coverage in central Italy ?

[nml52]

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Yes that particular news website also produces a free hard copy along with many others and it is rumoured that a lot of the articles are written by people with an interest, also a lot of these so called alternative providers have already gone out of business so don't believe all that you read.
As Digicon said the best thing to do is wait and see because nobody knows, the 2e satellite will not be in exactly the same position as 2f so this will slightly change the footprint, this also applies to gianni 253.
At the moment over here we are being bombarded with many alternative offerings but I tell all my customers to wait.

Hope this helps. nml

[sataday]

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Now at 36.5E
So, at the moment, it's moving at 1 deg per day.

[skytec]

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Hi mates,
how all these changes will affect coverage in central Italy ?

It will be the same as the Astra 2F.
The same manufacturer, same coverage, same position.
Do you have a signal from ASTRA 2F in your area?

[fandm]

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Hi if the sat is moving at 1 degree a day it will cover a distance of 264,869km for a full orbit divided by 360 =736km a day =30.6km per hour
•Height above equator 35,786 km
•Orbit radius 42,155 km
•Orbit circumference 264,869 km
•Arc length per degree 736 km
•Orbital velocity 11,066 km/h = 3.07 km
Just a bit of useless info to give you a idea how far the sat has to travel to get into position.

[Satphoenix]

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...Just a bit of useless info to give you a idea how...

Why useless??

Sometimes this (technical) background news contain informations for those, who want to look behind the (technical) scene.

[kalpikos]

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Why useless??

Sometimes this (technical) background news contain informations for those, who want to look behind the (technical) scene.

Maybe @fandm is right ... about useless info

I would like to know the final position of the satellite and of course if I will have signal or not in the south europe.

[kudok]

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---http://de.ses.com/5137279/fleet-coverage

[rizwan]

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Any chance for this sat, starting transmition from February 2014 ?

[nml52]

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Any chance for this sat, starting transmition from February 2014 ?

Yes that is the plan, they will probably test a few transponders before the big migration but they could start this within a week of arrival. I will be testing and will post the results.
It should be interesting because when 2f started I couldn't get a lock on the spot beam on a 1.5 dish and strangely about 100 km east it takes at least a 3mtr but about 100 km North west seems ok on a 1.8.
Hopefully though the other channels will be ok they are on2f Pe beam.

I am located in southern Spain.
Hope this helps nml

[sucan]

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.... if I will have signal or not in the south europe.

Looks a bit difficult , but let's wait and see the last results.