 After in-orbit testing at 43.5°E it began commercial operations at 28.2°E in February 2014. and the remaining channels on Astra 1N were transferred to Astra 2E.Astra 1N was then relocated to its design position at 19.2°E.The Astra 1N satellite provides three broadcast beams, each with horizontal and vertical polarisation, across three footprints.