Wednesday morning (12-10) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze M rocket is scheduled to launch CIEL II communications satellite for Ciel Satellite Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Launch is scheduled for 8:43 a.m. EST. Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 12 minutes after liftoff CIEL II is a Spacebus 4000, the largest and most technologically advanced Spacebus 4000 satellite built to date by Thales Alenia Space Cannes, France. CIEL II has 32 Ku-band transponders (100 to 200-watt TWTA) and is the new generation of Canadian telecommunications satellites offering Advanced Broadcast Satellite Service delivering high-definition and other TV services throughout North America; anchor customer is DISH Network Corp. Ciel II satellite will be located at 129° West Longitude. Ciel is a Canadian owned and controlled organization that is supported by a strong combination of partners, including: BPC Telecommunications Corp, a company controlled by Borealis Infrastructure which is part of the OMERS Pension Plan's group of companies; Canadian satellite pioneer Brian Neill; and SES AMERICOM, an SES S.A. Company. Ciel II satellite will be operated from a new Satellite Operations Centre at SED Systems in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Satellite Broadcast coverage: AMC-1 at 103°W, transponder 9 C-Band (3880 Horizontal) analog Test signals begin about 8 a.m. EST Broadcast starts about 8:20 a.m. EST. For those in Europe: New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder ENV8/EUH8 Channel AB, Ku-band, downlink 11684.5 horizontal, symbol rate 5632, digital PAL Test signals start at 1300 GMT Broadcast starts at 1320 GMT. Dont have a dish to view this? A live webcast of the launch is available at: http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils121008/ 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-19 @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)**
