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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 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 is the brand name for a number of ... Astra 2D a BSS 376 and Astra 2E, Astra 2F and Astra 2G are all ... Lyngsat frequency/channel list; Astra 1M Ku-band ...
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 ...
Astra 1N was originally designed to provide digital television and radio broadcast services across Europe from the Astra 19.2°E position and is expected to be moved to that orbital position when Astra 2E, Astra 2F and Astra 2G come into service. [11] All traffic on Astra 2D was transferred to Astra 1N in early 2012.
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])
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 ...
Although not intended for reception outside of the UK, it is possible to receive Freesat outside of the UK and Ireland but a larger dish is required as the UK beams of Astra 2E, Astra 2F and Astra 2G (which carry the majority of channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) have footprints tightly focused on the UK and Ireland. Also ...