Is E6 moving to 72

[J. Allen Head]

i was just tracking E11 and started looking at other birds and noticed E6 is at 92.3 right now

look here http://www.n2yo.com/?s=26402

Eastern Arc may very well be going online at the planned time/schedule if this is the case

 

[Smith P.]

Find what Scott telling us about Eastern Arc last days.

 

[J. Allen Head]

i just read some of it in the pub P - thanks

 

[mike123abc]

Yes E6 is still on route. E8 should move once E11 is in place. Dish has not filed any changes to this plan with the FCC.

 

[nelson61]

i was just tracking E11 and started looking at other birds and noticed E6 is at 92.3 right now

look here LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING: ECHOSTAR 6

Eastern Arc may very well be going online at the planned time/schedule if this is the case

If the data is correct it has continued on and is at 85.3 about now. No movement showing on lyngsat at this time

 

[jansan]

If the data is correct it has continued on and is at 85.3 about now. No movement showing on lyngsat at this time

Lyngsat is now showing movement.

Source: EchoStar 6 at 110.4°W - LyngSat SatTracker

 

[nelson61]

Moving 1.5 degree per day and between 83 and 84 longitude this morning.

 

[jerryez]

One thing for sure, it is going somewhere,whehter filed with the FCC or not.

 

[Smith P.]

It can't move without FCC permission !

 

[nelson61]

It can't move without FCC permission !

Has the permits to move and permits for Echostar ground stations to communicate to 72 location, only missing US permit to transmit to customers and the addition of E6 to Canadian licensee ( may be done but not shown on the Industry Canada site yet)

 

[Smith P.]

It was remark regarding "filed with the FCC or not".

 

[CommCtr]

EchoStar 6 – relocation

On July 2, 2008, EchoStar was granted authorization to relocate EchoStar 6 from 110W to 72.7W, an orbital location assigned to Canada and licensed to Telesat. The satellite began moving some time around July 3 and is moving east at 1.5 degrees per day. On June 23, 2008, Industry Canada authorized Telesat to operate EchoStar 6 at 72.7W.

When EchoStar 6 arrives at 72.7W, the U.S. license for that satellite is terminated. While located at 72.7W, EchoStar 6 would operate under Telesat’s control and be licensed as a Canadian satellite.

An agreement between Telesat, EchoStar and Express Vu allows EchoStar to operate 11 odd-numbered BSS channels until December 31, 2009 and there after to use the 16 even numbered transponders until Nimiq 5 is placed into service. DirecTV-1R is currently located at 72.5W and is using 15 of the 16 even numbered transponders.

At 110W, EchoStar 6 had served as an in-orbit spare.

 

[nelson61]

EchoStar 6 – relocation

On June 23, 2008, Industry Canada authorized Telesat to operate EchoStar 6 at 72.7W. .

Do you have an Industry Canada link for the June 23 authorization. I missed it and would like to add it to my data base.

 

[CommCtr]

The "On June 23, 2008, Industry Canada authorized Telesat" is in a letter from the FCC to Industry Canada.

Link is below. You want page 4 of the pdf, bottom paragraph.
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/servlet/ib....ent_key=651373

 

[PATECO]

73.33° this morning

 

[jansan]

Thanks for the update.

 

[ralfyguy]

It's at 72.58 right now and still moving. It's already past 72.7. Unless it's going somewhere else..(61.5?)

 

[rich88]

It's at 72.58 right now and still moving. It's already past 72.7. Unless it's going somewhere else..(61.5?)

It has just about come to a stop.

 

[ralfyguy]

Sorry to disagree with you, but it moved with 0.01 mls/sec all the way from 110 all these days.

 

[digiblur]

It's at 72.58 right now and still moving. It's already past 72.7. Unless it's going somewhere else..(61.5?)

Doubt it as we would have seen another filing. The n2yo site just needs another TLE.