"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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NY wrote:

Is there anything sinister about the fact that it is only showing one
satellite, Astra 28?

No.

Maybe that entry is shorthand for Astra 2E/2F/2G

As Bill said, the satellites are so close at the 28.2E orbital position,
that they look like one larger signal.

But is the beam pattern of each of the 2E/2F/2G satellites the same? Are
there some transponders, on one satellite, which are weaker than those from
another satellite, as you move further north or further south?