NASA TV HD GLAST Launch Coverage - Update
NASA TV HD GLAST Launch Coverage:
No Earlier Than JUNE 11, WEDNESDAY
Live coverage begins at 9:45 a.m. EDT
Launch window opens at 11:45 a.m. EDT (to 1:40 p.m. EDT)
Satellite Coordinates
Program ID: 105, Satellite: AMC 6, Transponder: 17C
Orbital position: 72 degrees west
Downlink frequency: 4040 Mhz
Polarity: Vertical
FEC: 3/4
Data rate: 36.860 Mhz
Symbol: 26.665 Ms
Transmission: DVB-S
Video PID: 0x0057 (hex) ; 87 (decimal)
PCR PID: 0x0057 (hex) ; 87 (decimal)
AC-3 audio PID: 0x0058 (hex) ; 88 (decimal)
Mpeg-2 Layer II audio PID: 0x0059 ; 89 (decimal)
In the continental United States, NASA Television's Public, Education and
Media channels are carried by MPEG-2 digital C-band signal on AMC-6, at 72
degrees west longitude, Transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization.
They're available in Alaska and Hawaii on an MPEG-2 digital C-band signal
accessed via satellite AMC-7, transponder 18C, 137 degrees west longitude, 4060
MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated
Receiver Decoder is required for reception. Analog NASA TV is no longer
available.
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