Express A2, 103.0°E (orbit inclination - 3.9°) A '5 Kanal (Russia) (+7h)' test card has started on 3675R (tp 6 beam), clear, SR 33483, FEC 7/8. ... [full story]

   Intelsat 15, 85.2°E 'Sed'moy kanal' has left 12543V. (alex.n, 23:30 CET) Hot Bird 9, 13.0°E 'Eurosport' and 'Eurosport 2' are temporary ... [full story]

The U.S. space agency says it is starting an initiative to launch small cube-shaped satellites for educational and not-for-profit organizations. NASA said the satellites, nicknamed CubeSats, are a class of research spacecraft called picosatellites, having a size of approximately four ... [full story]

Intelsat 15, 85.2°E 'Zvezda (0h)' has started on 12640V (Russia beam), clear, SR 30000, FEC 5/6. (msvdonetsk, nebo2sg, 23:17 CET) Intelsat 904, 60.0°E '2 Sport 2' has left 11635V. (Sat-Digest, 23:03 CET) ... [full story]

Apstar 2R, 76.5°E 'Perviy kanal Asia' has left 3840H. (LyngSat, 10:40 CET) Express AM 1, 40.0°E 'Perviy kanal (+2h)' is in clear again on 10967V (Wide Europe beam), MPEG-4/clear, SR 20000, FEC 3/4. ... [full story]

Intelsat 904, 60.0°E '100 TV' and 'Radio Baltika' have started on 10974V (Moscow beam), clear, SR 3333, FEC 3/4. (Parabola.cz, 20:29 CET) Eutelsat W7, 36.0°E 'Armenia TV Satellite' has left 12630H. (Parabola.cz, 10:18 ... [full story]

Intelsat 15, 85.2°E 'Sed'moy kanal' has started on 12543V (Russia beam), DVB-S2/QPSK/MPEG-4/clear, SR 1527, FEC 3/4. (FlySat, LyngSat, 19:45 CET) Intelsat 702, 66.0°E 'Sed'moy kanal' has left 11520H, moved to Intelsat 15, 85.2E, 12543V. ... [full story]

Astra 1E, 23.5°E 'DW-TV Europe' has left 10803H. (Parabola.cz, 23:40 CET) Hot Bird 6, 13.0°E 'DW-TV Arabia' has left 10853H. (KingOfSat, 23:34 CET) A 'Persian Film' info card has started on 10853H (wide ... [full story]