ASTRA 5B and Amazonas 4a launch

[wallyhts]

Arianespace is about to launch ASTRA 5B and Amazonas 4A on an Ariane 5 in just a few minutes.

watch the live launch from your desktop at Arianespace.tv

 

[Keystone7]

Thanks for the link! Great launch.

 

[KE4EST]

Yep looks like it went good.

 

[Jim S.]

I wonder if the new Amazonas bird will have any beams pointed at North America, and if anyone will actually use them if it does.

 

[navychop]

What slots are they headed for?

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[Hockeynut]

What slots are they headed for?

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This stuff is cool but it just means I have to keep a sat list up to date in all my box`s...Thanks wallyhts.

 

[FTA4PA]

I wonder if the new Amazonas bird will have any beams pointed at North America, and if anyone will actually use them if it does.

Amazonas 4A will be at 61 west. 24 Ku-band transponders to provide coverage to the Americas and respond to the increasing demand of direct-to-home and high-definition television broadcasts.

 

[lost_mesa]

Looks like it only covers South America.

http://www.orbital.com/SatelliteSpaceSystems/Publications/Amazonas4A_factsheet.pdf

 

[FTA4PA]

Looks like it only covers South America.

http://www.orbital.com/SatelliteSpaceSystems/Publications/Amazonas4A_factsheet.pdf

Darn, was hoping we might get a few more channels from it!

 

[Lone Gunman]

This stuff is cool but it just means I have to keep a sat list up to date in all my box`s...Thanks wallyhts.

Another reason to use satellite locations instead of satellite names. Locations pretty much stay the same regardless of which satellite is there.

 

[lost_mesa]

The newly launched Amazonas 4A suffers partial power failure:

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1404/17amazonas4a/#.U1J1tld7Sxg