[opendtv] Re: Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pm yesterday NZ time
- From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:07:03 +1200
Just noticed that the satellite signal has been restored. Happiness!!
Barry
On 3/31/06, Barry Wilkins <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the explanation John. I was a little concerned because of the
> frequent talk regarding the age of the Optus B1 satellite and its likely
> impending retirement. Do you know anything regarding the possible switch to
> a newer satellite, maybe Optus D1?
>
> We could certainly do with some competition from TVNZ and others to make
> this game a better deal for the subscribers and cover such things as the
> above event but is this likely? Well I think about as likely as a flying
> piggy knocking the satellite off alignment.
>
> Cheers
> Barry
>
>
>
> On 3/31/06, John Shutt <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Friday, 31 March 2006
> >
> > SOLAR ECLIPSE INTERFERES WITH SATELLITE RESTORATION
> >
> > The solar eclipse that occurred around midnight last night has
> > interfered
> > with and set back the restoration of SKY's digital satellite service.
> >
> > The eclipse blocked sunlight to the solar cells on the satellite
> > requiring
> > the cells to be recharged again after the eclipse and before the process
> > of
> > realigning the signal with earth could continue.
> >
> > The satellite signal was lost after a routine positioning procedure to
> > the
> > satellite by Optus.
> >
> > SKY and Optus immediately put into operation their signal recovery
> > plans.
> >
> > SKY Television's CEO, John Fellet said "Our priority has been to get the
> >
> > service up and running. SKY and Optus staff have worked through the
> > night to
> > re-power the satellite and restore a signal to SKY. It's a delicate
> > process
> > and it's still continuing."
> >
> > SKY apologises for loss of SKY satellite services resulting from an
> > outage
> > on the Optus B1 Satellite that provides SKY's signal.
> >
> > Mr Fellet said that he did not expect customers to pay for a service
> > they
> > didn't receive and SKY will remedy this with a credit to customer
> > accounts.
> >
> > Updates will be posted on www.skytv.co.nz or www.skybusiness.co.nz
> > Email: tobrien@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:43 PM
> > Subject: [opendtv] Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pmyesterday
> > NZ time
> >
> >
> > > Hi folks
> > > We in New Zealand have since last night lost our only Satellite TV
> > > communications to the whole country as the repositioning of the Optus
> > B1
> > > satellite went somewhat wrong.
> > >
> > > Do any of you experts know why it should take more than 12 hours (and
> > > counting) to correct this problem. I have my suspicions there is a
> > little
> > > more to the problem than an error in manouvre instructions. One
> > > possibility
> > > I have considered is that the satellite has actually run out of
> > propellent
> > > to make the required changes. It is a rather old bird as I understand
> > it
> > > and
> > > is supposed to be past its used by date. Is this correct?
> > >
> > > Barry Wilkins
> >
> >
> >
> >
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