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SATCO DX - Updates 29 September - 5 October

SATCO DX - Updates 29 September - 5 October

This is a summary of the updates at SATCO DX last week.
More information and current satellite listings are available
on SATCO DX Satellite Chart at http://www.satcodx.com/

Don't forget the Search Engine announcement in this mail!


=== EUROPE:  http://www.satcodx.com/chart1.shtml
--- Astra 1F:  http://www.satcodx.com/astra1f.html
Premiere package has left 12,110 H (tp 85), MPEG-2.


--- Eutelsat II f3:  http://www.satcodx.com/e2f3.html
TV Nowa has replaced TV Wisla on 11,060 H, MPEG-2,
SR 5632, FEC 3/4.


--- Eutelsat II f1:
Fashion TV and Animal Planet are sharing 11,055 H on
an irregular basis until 15 October.

TV Nowa (Poland) has started on 12,567 H, MPEG-2,
SR 5632, FEC 3/4,


--- Hot Bird 2:  http://www.satcodx.com/hb2.html
RAISat 2 has started on 11,804 V, MPEG-2/clear.


--- Hot Bird 3:  http://www.satcodx.com/hb3.html
On 30 Sep., 22:45 CET, MTV 2 (Hungary) started regular
transmissions on 12,130 H, PAL/clear, 6,50 MHz, Hungarian,
teletext service: KEPUJSAG, http://www.teletext.hu/
home page: http://www.mtv.hu/

A Swiss package started on 3 October on 12,399 H, wide beam,
MPEG-2/Viaccess, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, line-up:
00A0/0050: SF 1  (German)
00A1/0054: TSR 1 (French)
00A2/0058: TSI 1 (Italian)
00A3/005C: SF 2  (German)
00A4/0060: TSR 2 (French)
     00C6: SRI Italiano (radio)
     00C7: SRI Francais (radio)
All TV channels are encrypted, but the radio chanenls are clear.


--- Sirius 1:  http://www.satcodx.com/sirius1.html
Playboy TV has started on 12,015 R, D2-MAC/Eurocrypt M,
00-04 CET.


=== MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA:  http://www.satcodx.com/chart1.shtml
--- PAS 4:  http://www.satcodx.com/pas4.html
1stNet package has left 11,524 H and 11,649 H. They are now
only on Arabsat 2A: 12,563 H and 12,685 H.


--- Intelsat 703 at 57E:  http://www.satcodx.com/i703.html
Bop TV has started on 3,728 R, PAL/IRDETO, West hemi beam.


--- Arabsat 2A:  http://www.satcodx.com/arab2a.html
TV 7 (Tunisia) has replaced Future International in the 1stNet
package on 12,563 H, MPEG-2/clear.



=== ASIA:  http://www.satcodx.com/chart3.shtml
--- PAS 2:
ESPN has switched from B-MAC to MPEG-2/PowerVu on 3,859 V.
ESPN 2 has left 3,707 V in MPEG-2.


--- Palapa C1 at 150.5E:
CNBC has NOT started on Agila 2 as announced in the last
Weekly Update mail. They have started on Palapa C1 instead,
on 4,160 H, PAL/clear.

The Indovision package is on 4,117 H, MPEG-2/NDS, SR 26850,
FEC 7/8, the same line-up as on Palapa C2: 3,580 H.


--- Thaicom 1 at 120E:  http://www.satcodx.com/thai1.html
There is a digital package on 4,120 V, MPEG-2/enc., SR 27500,
FEC 2/3, with this line-up:
HSTV Channel 3, Army TV Channel 5, BBTV Channel 7,
MCOT Channel 9, TVT Channel 11 and ACTO-ITV.


--- Gorizont 27 at 96.5E:
TV Azerbaijana is on 3,875 R, SECAM.


--- Insat 2D at 72.5E:  http://www.satcodx.com/in2d.html
India has abandoned Insat 2D, after it had lost its "earth lock,"
which  directs it towards the earth, stopping the normal
functioning of on-board tps. The decision to abandon it was taken
after it became clear that further recovery was not possible.


=== NORTH AMERICA:  http://www.satcodx.com/chart2.shtml
--- Hispasat 1A/1B:  http://www.satcodx.com/hispa.html
A digital package has replaced Hispavision on 12,015 V,
MPEG-2, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, American beam, line-up:
1010/1011: TVE Internacional
1020/1021: Canal 24 Horas
1030/1031: Hispavision
1040/1041: EuroNews
1050/1051: TVE Internacional


--- Orion 1:  http://www.satcodx.com/orion1.html
ONN - Ohio News Network is on 11,982 H, MPEG-2/clear,
SR 8136, FEC 1/2.

ART America and RAI International are on 12,170 H,
MPEG-2, SR 9500, FEC 3/4.


--- GE 2:  http://www.satcodx.com/ge2.html
Kuwait TV has started on 3,820 H (W2-06), NTSC/clear.


--- Spacenet 3R:  http://www.satcodx.com/sn3r.html
On 30 September, Spacenet 3R was deactivated at 87 West.
It will be relocated to 83 West, which will take 30 days
to complete.


--- GE 3:  http://www.satcodx.com/ge3.html
On 30 September, GE 3 was activated at 87 West.
The line-up is *almost* the same as previously on S3.
For more and updated info, see the GE 3 chart.


--- Anik E2:  http://www.satcodx.com/ae2.html
Global TV left 3,860 V (E2-08).


--- Galaxy 9:  http://www.satcodx.com/g9.html
CTVN - Computer TV Network has left 4,160 V (G9-23).


=== SOUTH AMERICA:  http://www.satcodx.com/chart2.shtml
--- Intelsat 709 at 50W:  http://www.satcodx.com/i709.html
La Senal (Colombia) on 10,967 H, NTSC.


--- Live RealVideo:
Globo News is in LIVE RealVideo at
http://video.redeglobo.com.br/real/aovivo.ram


=== LAUNCHES:
Echostar 3 was successfully launched with Atlas on 5 October
at 21:01 UTC. It will be located at 61.5 West and carries
32 DBS tps.


=== FOOTPRINTS:
New and more detailed footprints have been added for all
PAS satellites.


=== INTERNAL:
The SATCO DX Search Engine is today officially launched and
you can find a link on the main page of the SATCO DX site.
The exact URL is http://www.satcodx.com/cgi-bin/search/satcodx/


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