So what has happened to Satmex 5 and 6, these were such nice descriptive satellite names. Now they are Eutelsat something or other. Are they the same satellites with different names or are they both new satellites with new names?
Years back Telstar at 15W was Orion; it's getting confusing for old brains like mine.
So what gives with changing satellite names, is it a business decision, sort of when companies merge or reinvent themselves and decide to come up with a new name?
If I fire up my old FortecStar Dynamic receiver can hardly notice a satellite name that is familiar.
Do any of you remember that company that for a fee would name a particular star after you? I guess they ran out of stars, have not heard them advertising for quite a while.
I suggest the satellite companies do the same, charge a huge fee to name a satellite after you. 50% less for decommissioned satellites.
Years back Telstar at 15W was Orion; it's getting confusing for old brains like mine.
So what gives with changing satellite names, is it a business decision, sort of when companies merge or reinvent themselves and decide to come up with a new name?
If I fire up my old FortecStar Dynamic receiver can hardly notice a satellite name that is familiar.
Do any of you remember that company that for a fee would name a particular star after you? I guess they ran out of stars, have not heard them advertising for quite a while.
I suggest the satellite companies do the same, charge a huge fee to name a satellite after you. 50% less for decommissioned satellites.
So I, like others, ignore the names and go by locations. 113W is always the same spot in the sky. 
