Posts by hvdh

Probably nothing, you're dealing with a TLE of Sep 2022. 😄

Since about a year, very few amateur observer updates are done on classified satellites.

Quote from femi

Why the Ka-Sat is always mentioned in the same breath as Eutelsat is not so clear, because it belongs to Via Sat.

You're right. From 2011 to 2015 this satellite was of Eutelsat, from 2016 to 2020 a Eutelsat/Viasat joint venture, and since 2021 only of Viasat.
So I just removed Eutelsat from the 3 topic names.

Yes, many military satellites (of US Airforce & Navy) were de-classified a couple of years ago, and became available on e.g. CelesTrak, N2YO etc.

But not the ones operated by NRO, the Sicrals (of Italy), and a few more. TLE's for these still depend on visual amateur observations.

Quote from femi

Sicral 1B (Norad ID 34810) is actual on Position 25.15°E with very small inclined of 0,1°.

You're looking at an old TLE of 20 September 2022.
So all we know it was at 11.8°E on that day, a TLE doesn't predict the future!

Unfortunately, amateur TLE's reports of classified satellites (of NRO, Sicrals etc.) are very few since 2022.

Badr 6 makes an orbital correction about every 2 weeks, coincidentally or not, the last one was on 6 February.

Galaxy 25 was launched in 1997, and was placed at 97.0°W until 2008 when it moved to 93.1°W.

Inclination started March 2018.

Then during Summer 2019 moved to 32.9°E, and in Autumn 2021 to 66.1°E.

Raised to graveyard in December 2022.

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

Eutelsat 5 West A (ex Atlantic Bird 3, launched in 2002) started becoming inclined during January 2020, when also (Ku-band-only) Eutelsat 5 West B arrived.

Eutelsat 5 West A left 5.0°W on 7 January 2023, then successfully raised to graveyard orbit.

Press release by Eutelsat: https://www.eutelsat.com/en/ne…-west-a-satellite-3228689

"A progressive transfer of services to the new EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite, as well as other satellites of the Eutelsat fleet, was started in January 2020, ensuring seamless continuity of operations for customers. The EUTELSAT 5 West A continued to operate until its decommissioning, notably providing maritime connectivity."

WFOV has stopped drifting already at 119.25°E, well out of reach for most of us.

I see, nice to know. In any case, WFOV will probably beam Ka-band only to Geraldton, and to UK only as a backup/emergency.
I think qwer can see 66.2°E, but never found a signal from SBIRS-GEO 1 on Ka-band?

If WFOV would pick the current location 66.2°E of SBIRS-GEO-1, it's probably not visible for you?
66.2°E would be 28° above horizon for Geraldton, but also a few degrees over horizon in UK.