Following the launch of Astra 4B (renamed to SES-5) in February 2012, Astra 1E was moved to 108.2° East, in inclined orbit and with no traffic, and then to 31.5° East in Summer 2013. It returned to 23° East in February 2015.
After the launch of Astra 4B (now known as SES-5) in February 2012, Astra 1E was reassigned to a new orbit at 108.2° East, operating in an inclined trajectory without any scheduled transmissions, and later moved to 31.5° East in Summer 2013. It returned to its original position at 23° East in February 2015.