In June 2010, Astra 3B (launched May 2010) came into operation at Astra 23.5° East and Astra 1G was moved from that position to Astra 31.5° East, where it could release take over all broadcasting activity from Astra 2C.
A new satellite, Astra 3B, started functioning in June 2010 at a specific orbital location and Astra 1G was reassigned to another position, Astra 31.5° East, where it could take over all broadcasting duties from Astra 2C.