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nanochickin · 13-05-07, 04:30 PM

Sirius 1 started out life as MarcoPolo 1 (BSB1) and was launched on August 27, 1989

Marcopolo 1 was acquired in-orbit from the mothballed BSB (British Satellite Broadcasting) by Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget in 1993, and operated as Sirius 1 @ 5e until 2000. It later moved to 13 W (Incined Orbit) , and renamed Sirius W.

It was put into junk orbit in May 2003

Analoguesat · 18-05-07, 11:52 PM

In May 2000 Sirius 1 was withdrawn from 5E and sent out over the Atlantic to 13W. She was renamed Sirius W for the new mission. She was junked in mid 2003

13-05-07, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Sirius 1 (derelict) Sirius 1 started out life as MarcoPolo 1 (BSB1) and was launched on August 27, 1989 Marcopolo 1 was acquired in-orbit from the mothballed BSB (British Satellite Broadcasting) by Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget in 1993, and operated as Sirius 1 @ 5e until 2000. It later moved to 13 W (Incined Orbit) , and renamed Sirius W. It was put into junk orbit in May 2003 __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

18-05-07, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Sirius 1 (derelict) In May 2000 Sirius 1 was withdrawn from 5E and sent out over the Atlantic to 13W. She was renamed Sirius W for the new mission. She was junked in mid 2003 __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!