This upcoming Wednesday Afternoon (11/08) International Launch Services Proton M/Breeze M rocket is scheduled to launch BADR-4 communications satellite for ARABSAT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Launch is scheduled for 3:01 p.m. EST. Spacecraft Separation is approximately 4 hours after liftoff BADR-4, a Eurostar E2000+, built by Astrium Satellites; Toulouse, France, is a multipurpose communications satellite serving Arab countries and neighboring regions. The 32 Ku-band transponder payload will carry direct-to-home, interactive TV and internet broadband services, with additional capacity to accommodate anticipated demand for high-definition TV. BADR-4 will be located at 26 degrees East longitude. Satellite Broadcast coverage: IA-6 (Telstar 6) at 93°W, transponder 14 C-Band (3980 H) analog Test signals begin about 2:15 p.m. EST. Broadcast starts about 2:40 p.m. EST. For those in Europe, Middle East: New Skies NSS-7 22.0°W, transponder WHL4/EUH3 channel 1, Ku-band, downlink 11098.9 horizontal, symbol rate 6.1113, digital PAL Test signals start at 19:15 GMT Broadcast starts at 19:40 GMT. Dont have a dish to view this? A live webcast of the launch is available at: http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils110806/ Addional Coverage: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/badr4/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html http://ilslaunch.com/stories/Current_Campaigns/ -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm EST. on RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network IA-6 (T6) Transponder 1 / 6.2 & 6.8Mhz (4DTV T6-999) WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/#Listen Show Archives: (Partly Up) http://dishnuts.net/archive/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** _______________________________________________ Wildfeeds mailing list [email protected] http://twiar.org/mailman/listinfo/wildfeeds_twiar.org Send unsubscribe request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://twiar.org/pipermail/wildfeeds_twiar.org
