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EUMETCast Europe Prime Satellite will be migrated from Eutelsat-10A to Eutelsat-10B in July 2023.

Last Updated

27 April 2023

Published on

27 April 2023

Eutelsat-10A (E10A) satellite, located at 10˚ East, currently used to provide the EUMETCast Europe service, is nearing the end of its operational life. Therefore, a new satellite, Eutelsat-10B (E10B), was launched in November 2022, as a replacement to E10A. Our current two operational transponders will be migrated as follows:

  • C4, which currently provides the Basic Service (BAS) and High Volume Service 1 (HVS-1), will be replaced by WK10 on E10B.
  • C3, which currently provides the High Volume Service 2 (HVS-2), will be replaced by WK9 on E10B.

The transponder migration is scheduled to take place between 18 and 20 July 2023, with exact date to be announced in due course.

No action is required on user side. The migration should not affect users, however, a brief service interruption can be expected during the migration.

For any further information, contact our User Service Helpdesk.

The table below provides details on the transponder migration.

  Now From 18-20 July 2023
Satellite E10A E10B
Transponder C4 WK10
Downlink frequency 11262.50MHz 11262.50MHz
Downlink polarisation Horizontal Horizontal
Transponder C3 WK9
Downlink frequency 11262.50MHz 11262.50MHz
Downlink polarisation Vertical Vertical