New AMC-14 and E-3 Info

[charlesrshell]

Here is some info on satellite launches.

Spaceflight Now | Tracking Station | Worldwide launch schedule

NASA - Science@NASA J-Track 3D

AMC14

http://sea-launch.com/current_launch.htm

 

[charlesrshell]

Friday ch 101 5:30pm per program guide

Bob

Good info Gentleman. Thanks

 

[navychop]

If we figure 200 ft (1/25th of a mile give or take) then we have approximately 1125 satellites in that space.

Nope, not likely they'll hit Decidedly not a zero possibility; but clearly it ain't as easy as some would make it seem.

Not to mention they're not all in exactly the same orbital plane. There will be small differences in the distance from the surface (or center), making it even less likely there would be a collision.

 

[kstuart]

Friday ch 101 5:30pm per program guide

Bob

That can't be right... from the Launch company's web site:

Launch Time:
05:18 a.m. Baikonur
23:18 GMT
07:18 p.m. EDT

 

[yapagaldil]

here are some pics

Proton-M launch - AMC-14 - March 14, 2008 - Viewing a thread

 

[sA :: Shaggy]

That can't be right... from the Launch company's web site:

sure it can.. they are a day ahead of us

Launch Date:
March 15 (Baikonur)
March 14 (GMT, U.S.)

Launch Time:
05:18 a.m. Baikonur
23:18 GMT
07:18 p.m. EDT

for them its on the 15th for us its on the 14th

 

[Smith P.]

Is someone noticed this launch Swedish company SAAB included into startup procedure.
Why is that ?

 

[John Kotches]

One thing is for certain with all this movement and planning going on, Dish is playing catch up to a more well organized DirectTV.

In fairness to Dish, what you are calling "a more well organized" DirecTV is largely due to failures that were in no part caused by Dish. Could anyone have foreseen the failure of both launch platforms (Sea Launch and ILS) on consecutive launches?

These sats were supposed to launch the better part of a year ago which would have made the "lead" by DirecTV much smaller.

I think the reason the new HD channels were officially announced as SOON is because Dish is trying to keep their top tier customers from jumping ship.


Dish knows their most Savvy and generally most paying customers frequent this forum and watch Charlie in all his glory on the Charlie Chat.

We are but a blip in the churn. More realistically it's to get some advertising going.

Lest we forget, DirecTV had a two year + period where they were smoked by Dish's HD channel count.

Hopefully Soon translates into about as soon as DirectTV's launch last year. I think it only took them about 30-60 days to light up all those channels once the bird was in the sky.

Time will tell.

 

[John Kotches]

sure it can.. they are a day ahead of us


for them its on the 15th for us its on the 14th

Not to mention that damned pesky international date line thingy

 

[vegassatellite]

For those of you wondering about hooking multiple receivers to a single port or even a dual port LNB, the answer is very easy. A splitter providing power through one leg is all that is needed. Whether it be a four port splitter serving 2 dual tuners, or an 8 way splitter serving 8 single tuners. A bandstacked single orbital would be easy, in fact, I dare say it would be easy as cable. One line from the dish. That line could be tapped multiple times as long as the final receiver was getting enough db and a clean signal to noise. Only one receiver would need to power the LNB and only one port at that. Now, once you add multiple slots in, then the install becomes as tricky as a normal "dishpro 500 install".

 

[kstuart]

How did you guys reconcile 5:30pm with 7:18pm and conclude that it had to do with the date ??

At 5:30pm, you will have to wait at least 48 minutes no matter what time zone you are in...

 

[mike123abc]

How did you guys reconcile 5:30pm with 7:18pm and conclude that it had to do with the date ??

At 5:30pm, you will have to wait at least 48 minutes no matter what time zone you are in...

They usually have a long prelaunch show. They will show the satellite being put together, it moving around, graphics of what it will do in space, etc.

In central time it starts at 5:30 and goes to 7pm on my guide. So assuming 7:18 eastern, 6:18 central. 48 minute prelaunch show and an hour+ in case of launch delays and some of the coverage after the launch.

 

[Rey]

$$$

does anyone here know how much these satellites cost?

 

[articos]

Is someone noticed this launch Swedish company SAAB included into startup procedure.
Why is that ?

SAAB Space provides telemetry antennas and frequency converters & receivers for satellites (including dbs antennas), as well as launch vehicle separation systems and onboard guidance computers to various space launch contractors. They are heavily involved in the European Ariane program, as well as the US and Russian commercial and government programs. In this case, it's the separation system that's being referred to.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

does anyone here know how much these satellites cost?

2 for a Dollar. Charlie knows how to bargin!

 

[Smith P.]

SAAB Space provides telemetry antennas and frequency converters & receivers for satellites (including dbs antennas), as well as launch vehicle separation systems and onboard guidance computers to various space launch contractors. They are heavily involved in the European Ariane program, as well as the US and Russian commercial and government programs. In this case, it's the separation system that's being referred to.

I got that info too, but my point was - are they involved in the on-site procedures first time ? Is it telling us original Russian separation components has been compromised and E* force to replace it by SAAB type?

 

[mdonnelly]

The FCC today granted Echostar's request to launch and operate AMC-14 at 61.5w. Interesting note is that E* doesn't intend to use tp23 and tp24 on AMC-14 (yet).

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/servlet/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=629032

 

[mike123abc]

The FCC today granted Echostar's request to launch and operate AMC-14 at 61.5w. Interesting note is that E* doesn't intend to use tp23 and tp24 on AMC-14 (yet).

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/servlet/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=629032

Dish has to reapply every 6 months to use those TPs, it could change at any time. They probably wanted to get the satellite in position and see what the coverage looks like before worrying about TPs 23 and 24.

 

[articos]

I got that info too, but my point was - are they involved in the on-site procedures first time ? Is it telling us original Russian separation components has been compromised and E* force to replace it by SAAB type?

No, Proton rockets have always used SAAB separation systems, so it wouldn't be that. SAAB's not generally mentioned, but they're usually there to monitor their hardware, along with a dozen other support companies.

 

[Smith P.]

Oh, OK.
It did caught my attention, perhaps not too many blog posted from launch preparations and some details like that wasn't mentioned before.