Wednesday afternoon (11-5) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze M rocket is scheduled to launch ASTRA 1M communications satellite for SES ASTRA, Luxembourg, from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Launch is scheduled for 3:44 p.m. EST. Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 12 minutes after liftoff ASTRA 1M is a Eurostar E3000 bus built by EADS Astrium, France it will provide pan-European coverage. ASTRA 1M has 36 transponders covering the FSS and BSS frequency bands. It will primarily deliver direct-to-home services, including high-definition television. The launch of the spacecraft will allow SES ASTRA to move capacity to its increasingly important orbital position 23.5 degrees East. ASTRA 1M will be located at 19.2 degrees East longitude. Satellite Broadcast coverage: Galaxy 28 at 89°W, transponder 12 C-Band (3940 Horizontal) analog Test signals begin about 3 p.m. EST Broadcast starts about 3:20 p.m. EST. For those in Europe: New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder ENV8/EUH8 Channel CD, Ku-band, downlink 11693.5 horizontal, symbol rate 5632, digital PAL Test signals start at 2000 GMT Broadcast starts at 2020 GMT. Dont have a dish to view this? A live webcast of the launch is available at: http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils110508/ Addional Coverage: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/ -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Program Director of SSRN - Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 (Telstar 5) @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794 - and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)**
