SES-3 finally coming to 103W?

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Jim S.

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I'm hoping they just didn't update the orbital elements yet. I'm not at my TV so I can't check if anything changed, but I don't know if they're going to move the signals over right away anyway.
 

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Doubt they will move them right away they will at the least do a few days of testing.
 

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I'm hoping they just didn't update the orbital elements yet. I'm not at my TV so I can't check if anything changed

looking at the orbital elements directly from USSTRATCOM, they are current (current day, GMT) and I don't see things in the elements that I would expect to see to make me think SES is feathering SES-3 into the 103 deg W orbital slot.

It stinks SES-3 is not licensed by the FCC and that foreign government's licensing website $#@@! ^&*$ so you can't see what SES requested for this current move. All we can do is watch the elements.
 

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Another H.S. mission in the west?? Wherever it's going, it's going in a hurry. (unless it's got BIG brakes)
 

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Usually these sites simply calculate the satellite placement. It is not real-time satellite tracking.

I expect to hear an announcement that SES-3 has arrived in the 103w position.
 

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It's at 105.6W right now, according to the n2yo site. I checked the kep that site is using and it matches the most current on the Space Track site.

I'm not disputing what you say Brian, but I was under the impression that Stratcom derived their keps from actual tracking data. Do you have any idea?
 

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Not at this time, the other places that have them dont really get used.

Of course if we get a few members who request it we can add it later and show users we listen to their requests. :)

It is estimated on the last two points. So many times I have seen people freaking out saying the satellite passed up its spot.

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Andrew K

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The live real time satellite tracking website may say that it's at 105.6W right now, but by looking at the other estimated numbers... it has been slowing down a lot and it has descended to the proper altitude that all other satellites are located at. Perhaps it's making the final adjustments.
 
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