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SATCO DX Satellite Chart - Updates 30 September - 6 October

SATCO DX Satellite Chart - Updates 30 September - 6 October

Here is a summary of last week's updates to the chart.
More details can be found at http://www.satcodx.com/
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There is a lot of news for 1 October...


--- EUROPE:
Astra - new channels on 1 October:
The Weather Channel on Astra 1D: 10,877 V (tp 60), 07-12 CET
Granada Talk TV on Astra 1D: 10,862 H (tp 59), 07-19 CET
Granada Good Life on Astra 1D: 10,847 V (tp 58), 07-19 CET
Granada Plus on Astra 1A: 11,244 H (tp 3)

Premiere left Kopernikus 3: 12,591 V (1 Oct.)

MTV Europe left Eutelsat II f1: 11,658 V (1 Oct.)
That tp is now used for digital transmissions on 12,708 V!

Eurotica moved from Eutelsat II f1: 11,055 H to
Hot Bird 1: 11,489 V, PAL, Videocrypt (1 Oct.)

Eurotica moved from Hot Bird 1: 11,489 V to
Eutelsat II f3: 11,556 H (4 Oct.)

Vox started on Eutelsat II f1: 11,593 H, PAL on 1 Oct.

WorldNet left Eutelsat II f2: 11,575 V on 1 Oct.

Sirius 1 - new channels on 1 October:
VH-1 on 11,785 R, D2-MAC, Eurocrypt M
Nickelodeon Scandinavia on 11,862 R, D2-MAC, Eurocrypt M

Tele-X - new channels on 1 October:
Sci-Fi Channel started on 12,713 L, D2-MAC, clear, 05-09 CET (1 Oct.)
Nova Shop on 12,713 L, D2-MAC, clear, 09-05 CET
Both these channels moved to 12,602 L on 3 Oct.

CFI has left TDF 2: 12,034 R

AsiaNet on Orion 1: 11,680 V, MPEG

Home pages:
ERT at http://www.ert.gr/
Antenna TV at http://www.greeknews.ariadne-t.gr/ANT
DStv at http://www.dstv.it/
Telepiú at http://www.telepiu.it/
TMC at http://www.cecchigori.com/tv/tmc/index.html
TMC 2 at http://www.cecchigori.com/tv/tmc2/home.htm
Videomusic at http://www.videomusic.com/


--- TURKSAT 1C:
Samanyolu TV replaced Cine 5 on 11,126 H, Turkish beam (1 Oct.)
Show TV left 11,175 H, Turkish beam (1 Oct.)
Kanal 7 left 11,468 H, Turkish beam (1 Oct.)
HBB moved from 10,975 H (Turkish beam) to 11,104 V (European beam) (6 Oct.)
Samanyolu TV left 11,091 V, is now only on 11,124 H (Turkish beam) (6 Oct.)


--- MIDDLE EAST:
New Israeli TV channels on Amos 1:
11,132 V: IBA Channel 1
11,174 V: Channel 2
10,968 V: IBA Channel 3,

Arabsat 2A - new channels on 30 September:
Orbit TV Promo Channel on 3,884 R
ART on 3,782 L
Future TV on 3,864 L
LBC Sat on 3,741 L

Arabsat 2A:
ART package is on 12,605 H & 12,685 H, MPEG-2
Bahrain TV started on 3,823 L on 1 Oct.
MBC on Arabsat 2A moved from 4,098 L (after one day!) to 12,735 V

Arabsat 1C:
CFI/MCM left 3,812 L on 1 Oct.
KTS (Kuwait) on 3,978 R as well as 4,181 L

Arabsat 1DR ceased transmitting on 30 September

PAS 4:
BBC World started on 30 September on 4,040 H
BBC World has left 3,800 H
Hallmark Entertainment on 12,637 H is now encrypted in IRDETO

Home pages:
Future TV at http://www.future.com.lb/


--- ASIA:
Malaysian ASTRO package of 22 TV channels on Measat 1,
see the chart for move details

Restructuring of PerfecTV package on JCSAT 3 at SATCO DX chart,
several new channels added plus PerfecTV's internal numbering system.

The Golf Channel is on Superbird B1: 12,670 H

Home pages:
The Golf Channel at http://www.thegolfchannel.com/


--- NORTH AMERICA:
Latin American DirecTV package with more than 40 TV channels
on Galaxy 1R: (G1R), see the chart for more details

New channels on GE 1:
CycleSat on 12,100 V
FedEx on 12,180 V (B-MAC)
CCC - Chinese Comm. Channel on 12,140 V (Oak Orion)

Canal SUR on Intelsat 709: 3,800 R switched to MPEG (1 Oct.)


--- LAUNCHES:
Several launches has got (mainly) new launch dates, here is a summary:
961113  Hot Bird 2  (this date is unsure, but 13 Nov. most likely)
961113  Measat 2 at 148E, location known now
961216  Tempo 2 (not Tempo 1) with Proton
9701    Apstar 2R with Long March (new satellite for the chart)
9702    Mabuhay 1, new date
9703    Tempo 1 (not Tempo 2) with Atlas
9703    Thaicom 3 with Ariane V96, new date
9705    Intelsat 802 with Ariane V98
9705    Telstar 403 with Atlas (new satellite for the chart)
9707    PAS 5, new date
9708    Superbird C, new date
9708    Intelsat 803, new date
9709    Chinasat 1, new date
Orion 2 and Galaxy 10 will be launched 1998 instead of 1997.


Best Regards,
Christian Lyngemark       -  webmaster@satcodx.com
SATCO DX Satellite Chart  -  http://www.satcodx.com/
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