NigComSat-1R 42 42.5°E

[remlap]

Just saw the launch off NigComSat-1R 42 in China on NTAi on 24.5°W, she seems to have a European KA Band beam and is to be positioned at 42.5°E so who knows what may pop up here but KA Band's increasing every day. O-no

 

[Analoguesat]

Full coverage maps here

-http://nigcomsat.com/View/Downloads/NIGCOMSAT%20-1R%20COVERAGE.pdf


Although to be honest they are pretty poor and look like something the European operators were producing 25 years ago!

 

[strs65]

The video of the launch...

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKKJbmr9EU

 

[remlap]

Although to be honest they are pretty poor and look like something the European operators were producing 25 years ago!

Yep, they made it out like it was a huge deal too, even cutting to people screaming with joy like it was a football game when the bird reached geostationary transfer orbit.

 

[strs65]

I guess for Nigerians it is a big deal, they don't launch satellites every day!

 

[remlap]

I guess for Nigerians it is a big deal, they don't launch satellites every day!

Yes considering its a replacement for one that lost power after launch, thanks for the video clip

There is something very chilling watching Long March 3B launches and the ominous voice count down.

This is probably the most chilling.

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qVaXFhu7NE

 

[strs65]

Wow! I wonder how many people were killed that day...

(to be precise, Nigcomsat 1 was lost while on orbit, 18 months after launch)

 

[dx qwer]

Hello,

Live Feed on Intelsat 904 @60°E still on now. Here some snaps.

Freq 4161,870,
SR 6111,
Pol Right,
Mod DVB-S/QPSK,
Spectrum Normal,
FEC 3/4,

"Service 2" in MPEG-2 4:2:0 (PAL)

Best Regards
qwer.