Tonight (10-5) Arianespace is set to launch, a Ariane 5 GS (v.178) with Intelsat 11 for Intelsat. and Optus D2 for Australian-based Optus, from ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana, South America.
Launch is set for 5:28 p.m. EDT. with a window extending to 6:13 p.m. EDT. Spacecraft separation for Intelsat 11 is expected 28 minutes after lift off and 32 minutes after liftoff for Optus D2. Intelsat 11, is a STAR 2 platform, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, has16 C band transponders and 18 Ku band transponders and will be located at 43° West. Optus D2 also built also by Orbital Sciences Corporation, has 24 Ku-band transponders will be located 152° East. DVB Broadcast coverage: Galaxy 10R at 123°W transponder 10Ku (11886.5 V) SR: 6.111 Test feed starts at 2:30 to 3 pm EDT. Broadcast starts around 5:13 p.m. EDT. If you dont have a dish, there will be a live webcast of the launch available at: http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v178/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/news_sub_missionupdate_index.html http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/news_sub_launchkit_index.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network Galaxy-26 (Telstar 6) @93° W - Transponder 1 / 6.2 & 6.8Mhz (4DTV T6-999) also via Digicipher on AMC 3 @87° W - Transponder 7 4DTV (DSR-922) W3 958 (Stereo) - 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)**
