This upcoming Tuesday morning (4-26), Sea Launch is scheduled to launch DIRECTV's Spaceway-1 communications satellite on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
Launch window opens at 3:31 a.m. EDT. Spacecraft separation 30 minutes after lift off. Spaceway-1 is the first of four Ka-band satellites based on Boeing 702 model bus. The spacecraft includes a flexible payload with a fully steerable downlink antenna that can be reconfigured on orbit and will be located at 102.8 degrees West Longitude. Broadcast coverage: AMC-9 @ 83 degrees West, transponder 17 Ku band (12040 Mhz Horizontal) Analog. Audio: 6.2 / 6.8 subcarrier = English Test signals start at 2:45 a.m. EDT. (11:45 p.m. PDT. 4/25) Broadcast starts at 3 a.m. EDT. (12 a.m. PDT.) Don't have a dish, a webcast of launch is available at: http://www.sea-launch.com/current_index_webcast.html Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/spaceway1/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.html -- Dishnut-P ================================================================ Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm EST. on RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network AMC-7 Transponder 5 / 7.50Mhz (4DTV W-7 973), WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net Show Archives: (DOWN) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/EyMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
