Sea Launch failure last week may delay DirecTV HD plans

[gokamoto]

I saw a number of articles about this but did not think about the DirecTV connection to Sea Launch until this article mentioned it.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/hard-luck-for-satellite-industry-last-week/

 

[Slamminc11]

which would make a lot of sense here in the Dish Forum

 

[BFG]

i guess were suppossed to laugh or something

 

[mdonnelly]

Don't worry, there's a Dish connection too. E11.

 

[gokamoto]

which would make a lot of sense here in the Dish Forum

D*'s plans for new sats and HD capacity are very relevant to the E* Forum. That has been discussed countless times here, and at least a few times people here have said that they will believe D*'s claim of HD channels when they see it. Some here have even mentioned that there is no guarantee of the launches going according to plan...and now it appears that D*'s launch schedule may NOT be going according to their plan.

 

[Kandiru]

I guess Charlie Ergen running at the right lower corner of the picture with the dextoxnatoxr (Carnie'll sniff me out if i said da word) in hand and grin from ear to ear may 'splain sumthn here

 

[Claude Greiner]

Directv, 150 HD channels by the end of the year.

Lesson to be learned here is not to count your chickens before they hatch!

 

[Zero327]

That wasn't Charlie. It was Jim, on the launchpad, with the C4 and Professor Plum. A conspiracy I tell you! Charlie flew the getaway copter.

 

[Sammy033]

I wondered what that white streak heading towards the rocket was just before it went boom on that video. Call CSI. They can figure out anything... and while listening to some Who too

 

[jerryez]

Actually, the next launch was one for Charlie. It too was delayed by the explosion.

 

[Smthkd]

For the LAST TIME!!! The Sea Launch explosion WILL NOT delay D* HD plan. The next HD sat going up is D11, its on PROTON and GROUND PLATFORM. The Sea Launch explosion is only going to delay LIL HD!

 

[RVD420]

It doesn't really matter if the Sea Launch failure delays DTV's HD plans.

You can't launch National HD channels that do not even exist yet.

 

[dishbd]

What do you mean? I love the Weather Channel HD! I can get it right now. I just tune to the Weather Channel and hit the "Stretch" button. Works great!

Also, I believe it is the D10 that is on PROTON and GROUND PLATFORM. D11 was the one that was on Sea Launch.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Some info on the rocket being used:

http://www.orbireport.com/Launchers/Zenit_3SL/

Note the 85.7% reliability number.

That may be down a couple of points now.