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Astra 1N Satellite Footprints
Astra 1N is a communications satellite owned and operated by SES Astra, launched in 2011 to join Astra 2A, Astra 2B and Astra 2D at the Astra 28.2°E orbital slot providing digital television and radio broadcast services to the Europe. It will later be moved to Astra 19.2°E to serve the German, French and Spanish markets after the launch of Astra 2E.
The satellite provides three broadcast beams, each with horizontal and vertical polarisation, across three footprints - UK spot beam, Pan-European Beam 1 and Pan-European Beam 2.
ASTRA 1N will provide DTH broadcast services, notably digital and HD television. The satellite will first provide interim capacity at 28.2° East for the UK and Ireland.
Channel 4 HD is now testing on Astra 1N, labelled 21200, the channel is free-to-air (FTA), Channel 5 is broadcasting its bouquet of channels from the satellite, these are all still encrypted in Videoguard at present. Early reception reports look promising, and it seem they are all on the UK Spotbeam.
See pictures from the launch of Astra 1N, click HERE.
Astra 1N Frequencies & Channels
 
Astra 1N Spotbeams (Footprints)
UK Spotbeam (SES Astra)
 
Pan-European Beam 1 (SES Astra)
 
Pan-European Beam 2 (SES Astra)
 
Astra 1N UK Spotbeam by SATBEAMS
  
Satellite Facts
Satellite Launch Information
Satellite Orbital Information
Launch date: 06.08.2011
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana
Launch mass: 5300 kg
 
 
Satellite manufacturer: EADS Astrium
Satellite type: Eurostar E3000
Orbital location: 28.2° east
Stabilization system: 3-axis type
Dimensions body: 6.5 x 2.8 x 3.2 m
Total power consumption: 13,074 W
Satellite Transponder Information
Channel Capacity
Transponder capacity: 52
TWTA output power: 130
EIRP: 54 dBW
All transponders are eclipse protected: Yes
Transponder bandwidth: 26 and 33 MHz
Polarization: Linear (horizontal and vertical)
 
 
Total Ku-band channels: 104
10.70-10.95 GHz: 16 channels (band D)
10.95-11.20 GHz: 16 channels (band C)
11.45-11.70 GHz: 16 channels (band B)
11.70-12.10 GHz: 20 channels (band E)
12.10-12.50 GHz: 20 channels (band F)
12.50-12.75 GHz: 16 channels (band G)
 
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