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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 ...
Astra 28.2°E is the name for the group of Astra communications satellites co-located at the 28.2° East position in the Clarke Belt that are owned and operated by SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. It is one of the major TV satellite positions serving Europe (the others being at 19.2° East , 13° East, 23.5° East , and 5° East ).
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 2E's primary mission is to continue this provision as replacement and follow-on capacity to the Astra 2A, Astra 2D and Astra 1N satellites.
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 ...
By 1999, following the launch of several more satellites (at Astra 19.2°E by SES), the number of channels had increased to around 60 and BSkyB launched the first subscription-based digital television platform in the UK, offering a range of 300 channels broadcast from the SES Astra satellites at Astra 28.2°E under the brand name Sky Digital ...
The United Kingdom has approximately 160 digital channels (including the regional variations of BBC channels, ITV channels, Channel 4 and Channel 5) that are broadcast without encryption from the Astra 28.2°E satellite constellation, and receivable on any DVB-S receiver (a DVB-S2 receiver is required for certain high definition television ...
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List of free-to-air channels in the UK at 28E was a starting point suggestion for a more accurate name. I say 28E as this more or less incorporates the orbits of Astra 2 at 28.2E and Eurobird at 28.5E. Pit-yacker 18:48, 5 July 2009 (UTC)