SATCO DX - Updates 980302-980308

• from: owner-satcodx@tags1.dn.net
• Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 01:38:02 +0100

SATCO DX - Updates 980302-980308

This is a summary of the updates at SATCO DX last week.
More info and daily updated satellite charts are available
on SATCO DX Satellite Chart at http://www.satcodx.com/


--- Optus B3 at 156E:  http://www.satcodx.com/optusb3.shtml
GWN - Golden West Network left 12,600 V (B-MAC) on 1 March.


--- Measat 2 at 148E:  http://www.satcodx.com/mea2.shtml
Corrected line-up regarding the ASTRO channels.
Current TV channel line-up: (all encrypted)
11,044 H: HBO Asia, MTV Asia, Cartoon Network and JET
11,106 H: NBC Asia, CNBC Asia, CNN Int. and Preview
11,168 H: Hallmark and MGM Gold


--- Kopernikus 2 at 28.5E:  http://www.satcodx.com/k2.shtml
The ARD package has left 11,520 H (MPEG-2).


--- Hot Bird 4 at 26-27E:  http://www.satcodx.com/hb4.shtml
Very strong test carriers were seen on 8 March at 26-27 East on
several frequencies. For more details, see the Hot Bird 4 chart.


--- Intelsat 801:  http://www.satcodx.com/i801.shtml
Intelsat 801 is moving from 64 East to 31.5 West, is currently
at 22 East. You can follow this satellite at the European chart
index and with SatTracker.


--- Eutelsat II f3 at 16E:  http://www.satcodx.com/e2f3.shtml
Sima-yeh Moghavemat has left 11,575 V.


--- Eutelsat II f1 at 13E:  http://www.satcodx.com/e2f1.shtml
Sima-yeh Moghavemat (=Vision of Resistance) has started on
11,658 V, PAL/clear, 19-20 CET.

Eurotica Rendez-Vous has left 11,658 V.


--- Hot Bird 3 at 13E:  http://www.satcodx.com/hb3.shtml
New radio channels on 12,399 H, MPEG-2/clear:
Swiss Light, SRI Francais (French), SRI Europe,
SRI Intercontinental, SRI America and SRI Asia.


--- Intelsat 707 at 1W:  http://www.satcodx.com/i707.shtml
On 2 March, TV 5 Afrique ceased on 3,841 R.
Viewers are advised to switch to Intelsat 803: 4,016 R.


--- Intelsat 803 at 21.5W:  http://www.satcodx.com/i803.shtml
Canal Select has started on 3,650 R, MPEG-2/Mediaguard, SR 26666,
FEC 3/4, TV line-up: Canal + Horizons, CFI, TV 5 Afrique, MCM Africa,
AB Cartoons, La Cinquieme, ARTE, EuroNews and Planete.
Radio line-up: Radio Nova and RFI.
It's identical to Intelsat 605: 3,650 R.


--- Intelsat 605 at 27.5W:  http://www.satcodx.com/i605.shtml
Bop TV has started on 3,884 L, PAL/IRDETO, South East beam.

NTA (Nigeria) has moved from 4,043 L to 4,065 L, and switched
from PAL to SECAM.


--- Orion 1 at 37.5W:  http://www.satcodx.com/orion1.shtml
SC ETV has left both 11,717 V and 11,926 V (DC2), North American spot.


--- TDRS 6 at 47W:  http://www.satcodx.com/tdrs6.shtml
SRT (Bosnia) seems to have left 4,120 H.


--- PAS 5 at 58W:  http://www.satcodx.com/pas5.shtml
New package on 3,880 V, MPEG-2/clear, SR 21086, FEC 3/4:
The Discovery Channel Iberia, The Discovery Channel Brazil,
Discovery Kids Brazil, Animal Planet test card, People &
Arts Network and a Brasilian "Channel 6" test card.


--- Telstar 5 at 97W:  http://www.satcodx.com/t5.shtml
A large package of 43 TV channels has started on 3,720 V to
3,820 H (tp 1-6), Digicipher 2/encrypted, SR 29270, FEC 1/2.
For a complete line-up of all the TV channels, see the chart.


--- Spacenet 4 at 101W:  http://www.satcodx.com/sn4.shtml
BTV - Basil Basset Bingo has ceased on 3,840 V (S4-07).


--- GE 1 at 103W:  http://www.satcodx.com/ge1.shtml
Outlaw Music Channel has started regular transmissions
on 4,160 H (tp 23), NTSC/clear.


--- LIVE RealAudio:
Cable Radio Network at http://www.radio.audionet.com/radio/ram/crn.ram


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

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