Upcoming Saturday May 21st a Proton M/Breeze M rocket with payload DIRECTV 8 communications satellite for DIRECTV, Inc., is scheduled for launch from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Launch is scheduled for 1:59 p.m. EDT. Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours, 15 minutes after liftoff DIRECTV 8 is a Loral 1300 platform built by Space Systems/Loral with 16 Ku-band transponders, 226 watts and Ka-band payload to link broadcast facilities. DIRECTV 8 will be located at 101 degrees West. Satellite Broadcast coverage: Intelsat Americas 6 at 93�W, transponder 11 C-Band (3920 V) analog Test signals begin about 1:15 p.m. EDT. Broadcast starts about 1:35 p.m. EDT. Dont have a dish to view this? A live webcast of the launch is available at: http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils052105/ Addional Coverage: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/dtv8/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/ -- 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: (Partly Up) http://dishnuts.net/archive/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/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/
