Quetzsat 1 Successfully Launched!

[nelson61]

Anik has updated Quetzsat 1. Launch on August 18.

This date would put it in service around September 1.


Plan of Russian space launches

[whatchel1]

Anik has updated Quetzsat 1. Launch on August 18.

This date would put it in service around September 1.


Plan of Russian space launches

Where is this one going?

[nelson61]

Where is this one going?

77W to Replace Echostar 8

[rocatman]

Anik has updated Quetzsat 1. Launch on August 18.

This date would put it in service around September 1.


Plan of Russian space launches

That September 1 date is pretty optimistic. That might be the date when it gets to a geostationary orbit but it might be going to another slot for testing. Testing also will be a bit longer since it has spotbeams and the fact that it will serve both the U.S. and Mexico might increase its testing and delay its in service date. I would be surprised that it is put into service by September 15th.

[mike123abc]

It should make a lot of EA markets happy. Dish should have a lot more capacity to fill in the secondary HD locals, and probably will have the capacity to add new markets in HD.

It will not be a happy day for "movers" who moved to a CONUS 77 market...

[ckhalil18]

Hopefully when it gets put into orbit, the signal will be a lot stronger and DMAs like Flint, MI will actually be able to see it.

[psdstu]

It should make a lot of EA markets happy. Dish should have a lot more capacity to fill in the secondary HD locals, and probably will have the capacity to add new markets in HD.

It will not be a happy day for "movers" who moved to a CONUS 77 market...

I'm not up to speed on EA and WA markets........... but this is probably our best shot to get to see Dothan AL locals in HD..........which also provides WTVY (SD) to Panama City.

[HDRoberts]

That September 1 date is pretty optimistic. That might be the date when it gets to a geostationary orbit but it might be going to another slot for testing. Testing also will be a bit longer since it has spotbeams and the fact that it will serve both the U.S. and Mexico might increase its testing and delay its in service date. I would be surprised that it is put into service by September 15th.

I agree. Plus, I think this is a spotbeam heavy sat, so testing will be more prolonged. There are few free TPs at 77, but I doubt it is enough to test on station, although I'm sure Dish engineers are smarter than me. Mid to late October would be my guess.

On the plus side, sounds like there are no concerns about the last SS/L 1300 sat and its solar array problems.

[simonhwsn]

I'm sorry for my ignorance, who's anik to make so reliable his source?

anybody has a clue of how many TPs would be usable for mexican service?

[HDRoberts]

I'm sorry for my ignorance, who's anik to make so reliable his source?

No idea who he is, but he has always been right before. I suspect he works at Baikonur. He keeps up the list of Russian launches very well.