On the heels of the news that that the latest pair of SES O3b/mPOWER satellites were successfully launched comes confirmation that its latest craft, Astra 1P, has been brought into service over Europe ...

Astra 1P has completed comprehensive testing and is now fully operational at the orbital position 19.2° East, according to satellite operator SES. Following its successful in-orbit raising and ...

ASTRA 1P is SES’s most powerful wide-beam satellite to broadcast from the 19.2 degrees East TV neighbourhood. Equipped with 80 transponders, ASTRA 1P can support hundreds of HD TV channels ...