Freesat Sri Lanka Shifting To New Satellite From Express AM 7 at 40.0° E to Turksat 6A at 42.0° E (Ku Band)

Freesat Sri Lanka Shifting To New Satellite From Express AM 7 at 40.0° E to Turksat 6A at 42.0° E (Ku Band)

Freesat Sri Lanka

Freesat Sri Lanka (managed by Supreme Global Holdings) is Sri Lanka's first "free-to-air" satellite television service. It utilizes the SES-12 satellite at the 95.0° East orbital position to provide national coverage.

Historical and Current Frequencies

The service operates on the Ku-Band and has undergone several updates to its transponder (TP) configurations since its launch to accommodate new channels.

Frequency History

Year - 2021 (Initial) (1st Satellite)
Satellite - SES- 8/ 12 (95.0° E)
Update Date - 12/10/2021 FS 1ST , 16/10/2021 FS,
Frequency  - 12224 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 40000
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)

Year - 2021 (2nd Test)
Satellite - SES-12 (95.0° E)
Update Date - 12/11/2021
Frequency  - 12224 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 30000
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)

Year - 2022
Update Date - 11/06/2022, Starting Date 07/06/2022, 09/11/2022, 22/12/2022
Satellite - SES-12 (95.0° E)
Frequency  - 12224 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 40000
System Standard - DVB S2X
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)
Beam - South Asia (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Year - 2023
Update Date -  04/04/2023
Satellite - SES-12 (95.0° E)
Frequency  - 12224 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 40000
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)
Beam - South Asia (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Year - 2024
Update Date - 26,04,2024, 19/05/2024, 11/07/2024
Satellite - SES-12 (95.0° E)
Frequency  - 12224 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 40000
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)
Beam - South Asia (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Year - 2024 (2nd Satellite)
Update Date - 31/10/2024 New Satellite  By Er Balvinder Singh ,11/07/2024, 13/11/2024
Satellite - Express AM 7 at 40.0° E
Frequency  - 11637 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 32727
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)
Beam -  Ku Fixed 3 India Beam (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Year - 2025
Update Date - 29/04/2025, 02/10/2025 Er Balvinder Singh
Satellite - Express AM 7 at 40.0° E
Frequency  - 11637 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 32727
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3
Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)
Beam - Ku Fixed 3 India Beam (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Year - 2026 (3rd Satellite)
Update Date - 02/01/2025 Er Balvinder Singh
Satellite - Turksat 6A at 42.0° E
Frequency  - 12521 MHz
Polarization -  Horizontal
Symbol Rate - 30000
System Standard - DVB S2
Modulation - 8PSK
FEC - 2/3

Format/Compression - HEVC (H.265)

Beam - East Beam (Ku Band)
Encryption - FTA /Unicas

Er Balvinder Singh
04.11.2025