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This is a list of the free-to-air channels that are currently available via satellite from SES Astra satellites (Astra 2E/2F/2G) at orbital position 28.2 °E, serving Ireland and the United Kingdom. Sky and Freesat use these satellites to deliver their channels. If one was to change providers between Sky and Freesat, one would not require a ...
The move of Astra 2C to Astra 31.5°E was completed on May 11. [9] Astra 3B was brought into operation at Astra 23.5°E in June 2011, however, in September 2010, Astra 2C was moved back to Astra 19.2°E. Late in 2009 SES announced that three more satellites have been ordered for this position.
Astra 2E is the second of three "second generation" satellites for the 28.2° East position to replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2C and Astra 2D craft originally positioned there between 1998 and 2001. [7] The first, Astra 2F, was launched in 2012, [8] and the third, Astra 2G, was launched on 27 December 2014. [9])
Astra 2G is positioned at 28.5° East (part of the Astra 28.2°E orbital position) and is the last of three "second generation" satellites launched to this position to replace the first generation Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2C and Astra 2D satellites originally positioned there between 1998 and 2001, and it joined Astra 2E and Astra 2F launched ...
Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.Launched in September 2000 to join Astra 2A at the Astra 28.2°E orbital position providing digital television and radio broadcast services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the satellite has also served at the Astra 19.2°E and the Astra 31.5°E positions.
The Astra 28.2° East orbital position was established in 1998 to provide digital television, digital radio and multimedia services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Astra 2F's primary mission is to continue this provision as replacement and follow-on capacity to the Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Astra 2D and Astra 1N satellites, delivering programming to almost 13 million satellite homes, over 3 ...
Other popular examples for different spacing are Astra 1: 19.2°E, Astra 3: 23.5°E and Astra 2: 28.2°E (4.3°+4.7°=9°spacing). There are four feed monoblock LNB units that enable users to receive signals from four satellites, for example, Eurobird 9°E, Hotbird 13°E, Astra 19.2°E and Astra 23.5°E (4°+6.2°+4.3°=14.5°spacing).
Eutelsat 28E (Astra 2E) 28.2°E: Proton-M/Briz-M: Europe 29 September 2013 Eutelsat 28F (Astra 2F) 28.2°E: Ariane 5 ECA: 28 September 2012 Eutelsat 28G (Astra 2G) 28.2°E: Proton-M/Briz-M: 27 December 2014 Eutelsat 53A (Ekspress AM 6) 56°E: Europe, Asia 21 October 2014 Ekspress-AT1: 56°E: 16 March 2014 Ekspress-AT2: 140°E: SESAT 2: 15°W ...