Sea Launch has rescheduled for this upcoming Sunday evening (1-28) to be the first launch of year of a Zenit-3SL rocket,launching NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies from the Odyssey Launch Platform positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
Off nominal sea conditions at the launch site is the cause for the delay. Launch window opens at 6:22 p.m. EST.with a window extending to 6:59 p.m. EST. Spacecraft separation around 1 hour after lift off over the Indian Ocean. NSS-8 satellite is a Boeing 702 spacecraft with 56 C-band and 36 Ku-band transponders and will replace the existing NSS-703 satellite. NSS-8 will provide coverage to two-thirds of the globe, serving countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Asia, providing broadcast applications, government and military operations, corporate communications and Broadband Internet services. NSS-8 will be located @ 57 degrees East Longitude. ***This launch should dedicated in memory of the late Dean Spratt, long time W0KIE Satellite Radio Network show host & rocket launch enthusiast like me, who passed away Jan 20th after suffering from a stroke :-( Broadcast coverage: AMC-5 @ 79 degrees West, transponder 10 Ku band (11979.5 Horizontal) DVB 4:2:0, SR: 5.632 Test signals start at 5:30 p.m. EST. Broadcast starts at 6:05 p.m. EST. For those in view of NEW SKIES 7 (NSS7) @ 22 degrees West, there will be also a DVB feed of the launch on Transponder 3 Ku (11098.9 Mhz Horizontal) SR: 5632 PAL. Test signals start at 2230 GMT. Broadcast starts at 2305 GMT. 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/nss8/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 IA-6 (T6) Transponder 1 / 6.2 & 6.8Mhz (4DTV T6-999) WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/#Listen Show Archives: (Partly Up) http://dishnuts.net/archive/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**
