Atlantic Bird 7 in operation at 7°W
On the night of Sunday, 23 October 2011 was at the orbital position 7ºW put into commercial service communications satellite Atlantic Bird 7th Satellite took over all services from the original Atlantic Bird 4A.
Atlantic Bird 7 satellite is the first French satellite operator Eutelsat, which is intended exclusively for its own activities in the Middle East and North Africa. So far, at position 7°W to provide these services from satellites stationed temporarily Atlantic Bird 4 (now as Eurobird 16A at position 16°E) and to date from Atlantic Bird 4A (originally named as a Hot Bird 10).
Atlantic Bird 7 brought not only changes but also some transponders were adjusted coverage - surprisingly, the coverage in Central Europe, with most transponders slightly improved (lower band). Unfortunately, some transponder income conditions worsened (freq of 12.31 GHz).
Atlantic Bird 7 works in the frequency bands from 10.7 to 11.7 GHz and 12.31 to 12.5 GHz. Complete list of transponders on Atlantic Bird 7 here.
Atlantic Bird 7 start operation Sunday, 23 October 2011
French satellite operator Eutelsat has put into operation its new commercial telecommunications satellite Atlantic Bird 7 in the night from Saturday to Sunday, October 23, 2011. Atlantic Bird 7 will work on the orbital position 7°W, which will replace the existing Atlantic Bird 4A satellite. With the change of the satellite in the night changed not only the satellite coverage but significantly change the frequency plan.
Atlantic Bird 7 was launched into space on Saturday, 24 September 2011 at 22:18 pm Central Daylight Saving Time from the Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean using Zenit 3SL launcher. The first technical tests Atlantic Bird 7 took place on a temporary orbital position 13.2°W. This means that almost 1 month after the rocket launch satellites will be put into commercial operation. Whether the change of the satellite will be welcome in Central Europe show up Sunday. The theoretical signal to the satellite maps will intervene in Europe at least.
Map 1 - Footprint Atlantic Bird 7, Spot 1
Map 2 - Footprint Atlantic Bird 7, Spot 2
Atlantic Bird 7 has two volumes coverage. The major (spot 1) with a wide coverage of the Middle East and North Africa has in the main zone only 49 dBW EIRP, regional spot volume 2 covers the northwest part of Africa. The maximum EIRP will be the same (49 dBW).
Old and new frequencies Atlantic Bird 7
Alongside the key changes in coverage will edit the frequencies of transponders to be used on Atlantic Bird 7th In some cases it will be just a minor correction frequencies, the other a completely different frequency in the Ku band.
table - old and new frequencies at position 7°W with a shift of services from the Atlantic Bird 4A at Atlantic Bird 7 The first four columns are the old frequencies and other new spectrum, which will be valid from Sunday.
Transfer programs and services from Atlantic Bird 4A at Atlantic Bird 7 is scheduled for a night on 23 October 2011. First, the signal will turn off all services on Atlantic Bird 4A and subsequent involvement in the Atlantic Bird 7th Simultaneous broadcast on the old and the new satellite is not possible for obvious reasons.
Atlantic Bird 4A subsequently moved to a new position.
Specifications Atlantic Bird 7
supplier of satellite: Astrium
Platform: Eurostar E3000
Frequency range: 10.7 to 10.95 GHz, 10.95 to 11.20 GHz, 11.2 to 11.45 GHz, 11.45 to 11.70 GHz and 11.7 to 12.5 GHz
bandwidth transponders. 33, 36, 50, 54, 66 and 72 MHz
satellite lifetime: at least 15 years
orbital position 7°W
Number of transponders: 50 Ku-band
On the night of Sunday, 23 October 2011 was at the orbital position 7ºW put into commercial service communications satellite Atlantic Bird 7th Satellite took over all services from the original Atlantic Bird 4A.
Atlantic Bird 7 satellite is the first French satellite operator Eutelsat, which is intended exclusively for its own activities in the Middle East and North Africa. So far, at position 7°W to provide these services from satellites stationed temporarily Atlantic Bird 4 (now as Eurobird 16A at position 16°E) and to date from Atlantic Bird 4A (originally named as a Hot Bird 10).
Atlantic Bird 7 brought not only changes but also some transponders were adjusted coverage - surprisingly, the coverage in Central Europe, with most transponders slightly improved (lower band). Unfortunately, some transponder income conditions worsened (freq of 12.31 GHz).
Atlantic Bird 7 works in the frequency bands from 10.7 to 11.7 GHz and 12.31 to 12.5 GHz. Complete list of transponders on Atlantic Bird 7 here.
Atlantic Bird 7 start operation Sunday, 23 October 2011
French satellite operator Eutelsat has put into operation its new commercial telecommunications satellite Atlantic Bird 7 in the night from Saturday to Sunday, October 23, 2011. Atlantic Bird 7 will work on the orbital position 7°W, which will replace the existing Atlantic Bird 4A satellite. With the change of the satellite in the night changed not only the satellite coverage but significantly change the frequency plan.
Atlantic Bird 7 was launched into space on Saturday, 24 September 2011 at 22:18 pm Central Daylight Saving Time from the Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean using Zenit 3SL launcher. The first technical tests Atlantic Bird 7 took place on a temporary orbital position 13.2°W. This means that almost 1 month after the rocket launch satellites will be put into commercial operation. Whether the change of the satellite will be welcome in Central Europe show up Sunday. The theoretical signal to the satellite maps will intervene in Europe at least.
Map 1 - Footprint Atlantic Bird 7, Spot 1
Map 2 - Footprint Atlantic Bird 7, Spot 2
Atlantic Bird 7 has two volumes coverage. The major (spot 1) with a wide coverage of the Middle East and North Africa has in the main zone only 49 dBW EIRP, regional spot volume 2 covers the northwest part of Africa. The maximum EIRP will be the same (49 dBW).
Old and new frequencies Atlantic Bird 7
Alongside the key changes in coverage will edit the frequencies of transponders to be used on Atlantic Bird 7th In some cases it will be just a minor correction frequencies, the other a completely different frequency in the Ku band.
table - old and new frequencies at position 7°W with a shift of services from the Atlantic Bird 4A at Atlantic Bird 7 The first four columns are the old frequencies and other new spectrum, which will be valid from Sunday.
Transfer programs and services from Atlantic Bird 4A at Atlantic Bird 7 is scheduled for a night on 23 October 2011. First, the signal will turn off all services on Atlantic Bird 4A and subsequent involvement in the Atlantic Bird 7th Simultaneous broadcast on the old and the new satellite is not possible for obvious reasons.
Atlantic Bird 4A subsequently moved to a new position.
Specifications Atlantic Bird 7
supplier of satellite: Astrium
Platform: Eurostar E3000
Frequency range: 10.7 to 10.95 GHz, 10.95 to 11.20 GHz, 11.2 to 11.45 GHz, 11.45 to 11.70 GHz and 11.7 to 12.5 GHz
bandwidth transponders. 33, 36, 50, 54, 66 and 72 MHz
satellite lifetime: at least 15 years
orbital position 7°W
Number of transponders: 50 Ku-band
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