[opendtv] Re: Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pm yesterday NZ time
- From: "Donald Koeleman" <donald.koeleman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:20:26 +0200
Yeah, I just read that solar eclipse stuff as well in a radio new zealand
story, but this does strike me as odd, as these reorientation cycli are
meticulously planned, and solar activity is the gravest danger to
satellites' health.
I would ask a local expert, like the legendary Coop
http://www.apsattv.com/satfacts.html contact details listed there.
He reportedly disappeared of the face of the earth as the ground became too
hot underneath his feet, publishing and organising conference(s) of security
experts on the GI Videocypher, eventhough this was in The British - not the
US - Virgin Islands. People did get questioned and searched upon arriving at
Miami airport and sample chips were confiscated, according to some stories.
He moved to yet another Common Wealth country, New Zealand, and is still
dishing the facts on satellite tv.
Yummie, so much history, finally available again, but unfortunately no
budget for all of these lovely discs:-(. Loved it when recently a friend
brought over a handful of '84/5 satellite ORBIT international/Satellite
World issues.
How much of those tv shows he did is still around does anybody know, only
ever saw a few poor quality snippets.
http://www.dmsiusa.com/cooper/tvro_history.htm
Steven looks like you no longer have to digitise those old books yourself,
as the STTI guides are listed in the catalog above.
Donald
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:38 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pm
yesterday NZ time
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 6.30pm yesterday
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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