SES-4 And SES-6

[danristheman]

I am looking for info on SES-4 and SES-6 does SES-6 have a ku band side?

Dan Rose

 

[primestar31]

Apparently it does: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES-6

Whether they are being used yet, that's the question.

 

[Mr Tony]

SES6 use to be at 74W but is now wayyyyy east
Longitude 40.5° East

 

[migold]

More details here:
http://www.ses.com/4627900/satellite-fleet

 

[Jim S.]

Somebody needs to fix Wikipedia. SES-6 is at 40.5W, not east.

I saw somebody from Europe report a Ku-band test signal on it. I haven't heard anything from this side of the Atlantic.

I've picked up feeds on SES-4 at 22W, but not very often.

 

[danristheman]

Well on Satbeams they have a ku band side up on SES-6 but what would I need for that Satellite? Do you need a unversail c band and ku band for anything between 30w and 58w?

dan rose

 

[northgeorgia]

Dunno about C Band. Universal Ku lnbf for: 45W and 50W. Haven't found any feeds that would have required a universal lnbf yet.

45W: RASD (Western Sahara), and "Digital 1" (Chad)
50W: TBN Enlace, and some very occasional ITC satellite channels (promo weekend, etc)
53W: Canal 27 used to have a duplicate station here that would have needed the universal LNBF, but it's gone now. A standard Ku LNBF works fine here.

 

[chaskuchar]

I can get 50w and 55w here in Nebraska. played around with 45w but haven't got anything yet. two channels on 50w and maybe 15 on 55w. charlie

 

[remlap]

Dunno about C Band. Universal Ku lnbf for: 45W and 50W. Haven't found any feeds that would have required a universal lnbf yet.
45W: RASD (Western Sahara), and "Digital 1" (Chad)

Pretty amazing that beam, it's fine here in South Wales.

 

[northgeorgia]

Would be great if more stations utilized this bird. Eastern US, the majority of Europe (especially strong in the UK and Ireland), and most of (Northern and Central) Africa. Strongest signal over Nigeria.

Pretty amazing that beam, it's fine here in South Wales.

 

[remlap]

Even for transatlantic feeds I am surprised its not used more often.

 

[denibd]

I am picking up C band some not very good, some L are scanned and they scan the R with Pansat 3500SD and 10' unimash
birdog has ku but nothing showing for me. And that is on SES6

 

[Vallenato]

I am looking for info on SES-4 and SES-6 does SES-6 have a ku band side?

Dan Rose

No. SES-6 (recent Replaced Nss 806) does not have KU Band side.. Just C band side more information here
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...le-to-receive-signals-in-the-Boston-Mass-area

 

[danristheman]

Vallento look at satbeams footprint map there is a ku band side on SES-6

Dan Rose

 

[Mr Tony]

but its not being utilized