What's happening with the Sat Launch?

Jerryinvirginia said:

It appears to me that the contributers to the current topic of interest, seem to think that unless "charlie" adds 25-100 more HD channels to the mix, that doom is upon us. I've been involved with satellite tv since 1981. My experience with HD today, reminds me of the early days on "c" band. We were all eager to see the channel line up expand. The largest market today is not in HD. Sure, HD is the newest kid on the block. It brings back the excitement of satellite tv like the very expensive, crudely designed "c" band systems did. Believe me, the race for who offers the best, most reasonable cost per channel is going to be the pick of the masses. Go "D"

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Jerryinvirginia said:

REF: previous comment...."D" did not mean Direct. I gave up trying to support Direct in 1998. To me the only correct symbol for Echostar in the eyes of the consumer is "D" stands for Dish Network...Most customers, today, don't associate ECHO with DN. Hope that clarifies my comment..

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Jerryinvirginia said:

REF: previous comment...."D" did not mean Direct. I gave up trying to support Direct in 1998. To me the only correct symbol for Echostar in the eyes of the consumer is "D" stands for Dish Network...Most customers, today, don't associate ECHO with DN. Hope that clarifies my comment..

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rocco_fanucci said:

ILS is no longer based in the U.S. They'll work with Khrunichev to figure out why the 2nd burn ended 130 seconds too soon.

As to what to do with AMC-14, the decision is up to SES Americom and Lockheed Martin. The satellite's in good shape, in a safe orbit and full of fuel. Charlie and his experts are fully involved, too.

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tigerfan33 said:

I said that Wall Street would know nothing of the satellite launch on Friday.

Well. How wrong can I be. Very!!!Dish Network: Satellite Failure Will Delay HDTV Rollout

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