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Position: 121° W (112°W) Wow, that seems pretty far west. Robert Firth ________________________________ From: noaaport <noaaport-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Gilbert Sebenste <gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 3:50 PM To: Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx> Cc: LDM <ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; NOAAPORT <noaaport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [noaaport] [ldm-users] NOAAPort/SBN Changing Satellites I consulted with our satellite engineer, and here's the information we have: Satellite Name: Galaxy 31 (Galaxy 23R, PACSTAR-L4) Status: planned Position: 121° W (112°W) NORAD: Cospar number: Operator: Intelsat Launch date: 30-Dec-2022 (Estimated) Launch site: Cape Canaveral Launch vehicle: Falcon 9 v1.2 Launch mass (kg): Dry mass (kg): Manufacturer: Maxar Technologies (SSL/MDA) Model (bus): LS-1300 Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 21+ years Gilbert On Aug 22, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx> wrote: I wonder if the new sat will have greater transmission capacity/speed? Might there be a need for a new LNB? Steve Adams | AWIS Weather Services 888.798.9955 ext 1003 | sadams@xxxxxxxx<mailto:sadams@xxxxxxxx> | www.awis.com<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.awis.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C279fadda027846edfa9c08da847ffe45%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637967982519424288%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7eUgr4lpVEg7nY85G6cmXuh27AefcpaabAC8eFgJpPI%3D&reserved=0> On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 1:16 PM Gilbert Sebenste <gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: Ahhhh, there it is. I had heard that they wanted everyone off that bird by 1/1/23, and most of their customers are already off it. And, once again, the switchover is in winter. Have fun, WFO's poleward of 40 degrees north... Gilbert Sebenste AllisonHouse, LLC On Aug 22, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Mike Zuranski <zuranski.wx@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:zuranski.wx@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: Greetings all, It's been a while since we've heard any news on this front, but this PNS (https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf2/scn22-77_sbn_galaxy31_change.pdf<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Fmedia%2Fnotification%2Fpdf2%2Fscn22-77_sbn_galaxy31_change.pdf&data=05%7C01%7C%7C279fadda027846edfa9c08da847ffe45%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637967982519580504%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=V%2FpgOOy20vdZ%2BfWKmz3u7BCrggUyV6xFlRX2KkHTnF8%3D&reserved=0>) was just issued announcing plans to change satellites "effective early 2023." The tentative transition schedule is below: NOV 2022: G31 Planned Launch Date FEB 2023: Dual Illumination Period APR 2023: Complete Transition to G31 Also of note is that the satellite we'll be switching to, Galaxy 31, will be a new one launched later this year (https://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2748<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.satbeams.com%2Fsatellites%3Fid%3D2748&data=05%7C01%7C%7C279fadda027846edfa9c08da847ffe45%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637967982519580504%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B1NTSQHQWl%2Fvww%2FA6Pb0gZEImO3APnTczLWluAhu%2BkU%3D&reserved=0>). If I see any more details come across I'll forward them here as well. 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