E8 (110W) Move To 77W Location

[Priestmill]

E8 at 110W is being commissioned to 77W to complete the Eastern Arc.

c/p

Sept 24/08

E8 is very slowly moving away from its 110 position and is now
at 107.95 on its way to 77. It presently is moving about 25 miles
per day.

Sept 25/08

In the last 25 hours, E8 has slowly moved another 18 miles away
from its old position of 110. It is now 160 miles closer to 77.

Sept 27/08

E8 is still slowly moving to 77. It has passed Anik F1R at 107.3
and is closing in on AMC 18 at 105º. Present position at 106.79.

Sept 30/08

E8 is still moving slowly and is now located at 104.71. Altitude
of 22160 miles. It will be approaching satellite AMC 1 at 103.

Oct 9/08

E8 is now at 96.35 moving to 77. It will soon pass under Galaxy
3C at 95.

Oct 15/08

E8 is now at 90.

For those members interested in following the progress, use this URL:

n2yo.com

[Priestmill]

OCT 16/08

E8 at longitude 88.6W 1230 Central.

[35josatgo]

E8 at 110W is being commissioned to 77W to complete the Eastern Arc.

c/p

Sept 24/08

E8 is very slowly moving away from its 110 position and is now
at 107.95 on its way to 77. It presently is moving about 25 miles
per day.

Sept 25/08

In the last 25 hours, E8 has slowly moved another 18 miles away
from its old position of 110. It is now 160 miles closer to 77.


Sept 27/08

E8 is still slowly moving to 77. It has passed Anik F1R at 107.3
and is closing in on AMC 18 at 105º. Present position at 106.79.

Sept 30/08

E8 is still moving slowly and is now located at 104.71. Altitude
of 22160 miles. It will be approaching satellite AMC 1 at 103.

Oct 9/08

E8 is now at 96.35 moving to 77. It will soon pass under Galaxy
3C at 95.

Oct 15/08

E8 is now at 90.

For those members interested in following the progress, use this URL:

n2yo.com

will us at 110w 6,8. on west coast loose channels ?? because of this ??
sv4000- 500dn... just a thought!!! :spinny:

[Priestmill]

No worries. E8 is moving to the 77W position as part of the Eastern
Arc and has already been replaced by E11 back in July. Hence, E10,11.

E6 on the other hand is gone to the 72.7W position.

Only concerns are on their part if the sats need to come back to 110W
location for whatever reason and if they will have enough fuel to do so.

[buzz42003]

u're kidding us... they just propel themselves to different locations??? i had no clue! is'nt that thousands of miles?:huh::huh:

[ucan2]

I am not sure what they use for fuel, it could be just a compressed gas forced out through nozzles. A one or two second burst will start the sat to drift, traveling to its new location. a short burst will stop it and with a few minor adjustments it will be in position. All of this is controlled by signals from earth. This is a minor description, possibly somebody else can elaborate more.:smile:

[Priestmill]

That's right, a single thrust can drive a space craft a long distance.
Controlling direction is the only concern and it can also drop in elevation
which E8 has done also. Just to get around other sats in the way. Wide
berth.

From 110W to 77W is 33 degrees which equals 1980 nautical miles or
<3700 Kilometers. Not a big distance really.

Today, still slow moving E8 at 87.9W

[Priestmill]

E8 at location 86.9W Moving at a rate of, a snail's pace.

[Priestmill]

308 nautical miles to go.

[Priestmill]

E8 at 81.5W with elevation of 35612 KM or 22128 Miles.

Speed, snail's pace.

Only 5.5 degrees more to go or 270 nautical miles.

[Diesel]

This stuff is awsome! U gota love fta to really appreciate it...

[Priestmill]

At 79.5W today, 22122 miles upwards above the equator.

150.00 nautical miles to go. Speed is snail's pace still.

173 miles or 279 kilometers.

[Jose2001]

E8 at 81.5W with elevation of 35612 KM or 22128 Miles.

Speed, snail's pace.

Only 5.5 degrees more to go or 270 nautical miles.

THANKS FOR THE GOOD INFO PRIES

[Priestmill]

E8 (110w) still moving East towards the 77W position of the Eastern Arc.

Presently at 78.48W.

Distance to go 89 nautical miles, 102 miles or 165 kilometers.
Speed indicating zero.
Height above the equator 22169 miles or 35756 kilometers.

This location is above Quito, in Northern Ecuador.

[Priestmill]

Still trudging along. At 77.7W now.

40 nautical miles to go.

22151 miles up.

Speed of movement is 10 meters per second. Or 22 mph.

[ucan2]

I have been waiting for that thing to get in position for quite some time and if it don't hurry up I am going to have to go and get a sandwich and go to the restroom.:laugh:

[Priestmill]

Lol ucan2.

Today E8 is here:

77.05(W)

Basically in the right spot now.

22159 miles up. And still moving. If it is going to exactly 77W then
it has 3 nautical miles to go.

[Priestmill]

It has reached the general area of 77W. More like hovering until
it reaches the exact spot they want it to be.

It's now at 77.12W but that number is changing, just a wee bit.
Altitude is also changing. It is increasing all the time and is now
22184 miles up.

Speed is zero.

It appears E8 is on position but there is some maneuvering to get
it final.

[Priestmill]

Nov 3/08

E8 at 76.98W so as you can see it is basically at 77W now.
Speed of movement is zero relative to the Earth. And the
altitude is 22187.25.

It appears the old 110W sat E8 has reached it's new destination.

DN does have a (what they call) "virtual" 77W in place. It won't
take them long to implement this to the actual sat when they
are ready.

[Priestmill]

Nov 6

The old E8 sat is located 77.0W

Height 22182.5 feet.
Speed of movement, zero.

This is where it needs to be.

[Priestmill]

Nov 6

Official.

Echostar 8 arrived at its new home at 77W and was turned on today.

Thread closed.