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WORLD SATELLITE
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SATELLITE - WEST
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BAND
width
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LAUNCH DATE
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ORBIT LOCATION
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| ECHOSTAR 3 |
[BSS-KU] |
10/06/97 |
61.5 deg W |
| DBS service -- Planned expansion of
international business video service - orbital location identified by the
FCC as Non-Full CONUS |
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| SATCOM SN2 |
[C-KU] |
11/10/83 |
69.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
retired on May 1998 |
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| AMC-6 |
[C-KU] |
10/22/00 |
72.0 deg W |
| Ku-band dedicated to DTH for US market - C -band
for enterprise, IP and media. |
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SBS 6 |
[KU] |
10/12/90 |
74.0 deg W |
| Moved from 95 deg W on 11/01/95
-- frequencies of some transponders changed. |
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| GALAXY
6 |
[C] |
10/12/90 |
74.0 deg W |
| Moved to 99 dgr W during
2Q00. Returned to 74 dgr W during 3Q00. |
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| AMC-5 |
[KU] |
10/28/98 |
79.0 deg W |
| SNG, VSAT, Internet and Occasional Use: Coverage
for CONUS only. |
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| SATCOM C1 |
[C] |
11/20/90 |
79.0 deg W |
| Companion for AMC-5. Provides C-band service to
North American broadcasters. |
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| GE SATCOM K2+ |
[KU] |
11/29/85 |
81.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE
-- retired in March 2000 |
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| GE SPACENET 3R |
[C-KU] |
03/11/88 |
83.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
retired in December 1999 |
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| AMC-2 |
[C-KU] |
01/28/97 |
85.0 deg W |
| Ku-band transponders released by Primestar FSS/DTH
service on 10/01/00 |
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| XM 1 |
[S] |
05/08/01 |
85.0 deg W |
| Also called XM ROLE. Multi-channel broadcast to
mobile digital radio receivers. |
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| SATCOM K1 |
[KU] |
01/12/86 |
85.0 deg W |
|
OUT OF SERVICE -- retired in
Spring, 1997. |
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| AMC-3 |
[C-KU] |
08/04/97 |
87.0 deg W |
| Replaces SPACENET 3 -- PBS occupies 7 Ku-band
transponders. |
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TELSTAR 4 |
[C-KU] |
09/23/95 |
89.0 deg W |
| Formerly identified as TELSTAR 402R. |
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GALAXY 11 |
[C-KU] |
12/21/99 |
91.0 deg W |
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This Satellite moved from 99.0 dgr W with successful launch of Galaxy 4R.
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| ORBITAL POSITION APPROVED FOR BSS SERVICE |
91.± deg W |
| Allocated to Telesat Canada |
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| NIMIQ 1 |
[BSS/KU] |
05/20/99 |
91.0 deg W |
| Express Vu DBS service occupies 26 of the 32
assigned DBS frequencies. |
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TELSTAR 6 |
[C-KU] |
02/15/99 |
93.0 deg W |
| Coverage for CONUS, Caribbean, Mexico and parts
of Central America. |
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GALAXY 3R |
[C-KU] |
12/14/95 |
95.0 deg W |
| Provides redundancy for GALAXY 8i
Latin American DTH service. |
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| GALAXY 8i |
[KU] |
12/08/97 |
95.0 deg W |
| All transponders dedicated to "Galaxy Latin
America" DirecTV service. |
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| TELSTAR 401 |
[C-KU] |
12/15/95 |
97.0 deg W |
|
OUT OF SERVICE -- catastrophic
failure on 01/11/97; carried PBS prior to failure. |
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| TELSTAR 302 |
[C] |
08/31/84 |
97.1 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE--
retired. |
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TELSTAR 5 |
[C-KU] |
05/24/97 |
97.0 deg W |
| Coverage for CONUS, Mexico, Caribbean and part
of Central America. |
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| GALAXY 4 |
[C-KU] |
06/24/93 |
99.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
catastrophic failure, 05/19/98; carried NPR prior to failure. |
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GALAXY 4R |
[C-KU] |
4/18/00 |
99.0 deg W |
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Service initiated during 3Q00. Occasional Use service available.
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| SPACENET 4 |
[C-KU] |
Relocated |
101.0 deg W |
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Retired from domestic service 2Q01 - moved to 172 dgr E to service Pacific
Rim.
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| AMSC-1 |
[L-Ku] |
04/11/95
|
101.0 dgr W
|
| L-band Spot beams provide data transmission
services. |
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| AMC-4 |
[C-KU] |
11/13/99 |
101.0 deg W |
|
Ku-band transponders individually switchable between North and South
American coverages. Became operational 12/21/99.
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| ORBITAL POSITION APPROVED FOR BSS SERVICE |
101.± deg W |
| Orbital slot occupied by Hughes DirecTV DBS
services. |
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| DirecTV 2 |
[BSS/KU] |
08/03/94 |
100.8 deg W |
| Audio and Video Direct to Home services. |
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| DirecTV 3 |
[BSS/KU] |
06/09/95 |
100.8 deg W |
| Audio and Video Direct to Home services. |
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| DirecTV 1R |
[BSS/KU] |
10/09/99 |
101.2 deg W |
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Replaces DBS-1 which was moved to 109.8 dgr W
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| DirecTV 4S |
[BSS/KU] |
11/27/01
|
101.2 dgr W
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| Configured for spot beam delivery of
Local-into-Local programming. |
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| AMC-1 |
[C-KU] |
09/08/96 |
103.0 deg W |
| Replaces GSTAR I which has been retired from
service; NBC is major Ku anchor. |
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| GSTAR 4 |
[KU] |
11/20/90 |
105.0 deg W |
| CNN is major tenant; Coverage CONUS only. |
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| ANIK F1 |
[C-KU] |
11/21/00 |
107.3 deg W |
| Telesat Canada - Broadcast video, audio and data
services. North and South American footprints. |
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| SOLIDARIDAD 1 |
[C-KU] |
11/19/93 |
109.2 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE
-- catastrophic failure on 08/26/2000. |
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| ORBITAL POSITION APPROVED FOR BSS SERVICE |
110.± deg W |
| News Corp/Echo Star have FCC approval for
control of 29 frequencies at this orbital location. Direct TV controls 3
frequencies at 110 dgr W. |
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| DirectTV 1 |
[BSS/KU] |
12/17/93 |
109.8 dgr W |
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DirecTV provides Spanish Language service on 3 pf 32 frequencies at this
location.
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| ECHOSTAR 5 |
[BSS/KU] |
9/23/99 |
110.0 deg W |
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EchoStar/Dish Network began service in 4Q99. with local-into-local and
set-aside programming
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| ANIK E2 |
[C-KU] |
04/04/91 |
111.1 deg W |
| Part of Telesat Canada fleet. Beam re-engineered
for Canada and CONUS coverage. Approved by FCC for US domestic uplinks. |
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| SOLIDARIDAD 2 |
[C-KU] |
10/07/94 |
113.5 deg W |
| SatMex -- No video service on Ku-band
transponders. |
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| XM 2 |
[S] |
3/18/01 |
115 deg W |
| Also called XM ROCK. Multi channel broadcast to
mobile digital radio receivers. |
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| SATMEX 5 |
[C-KU] |
12/05/98 |
116.8 deg W |
| SatMex -- This satellite replaces MORELOS 2.
Coverage extends from Canada to Argentina. Satellite formerly identified as
MORELOS 3. |
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| ANIK E1 |
[C-KU] |
09/26/91 |
118.7 deg W |
| Telesat Canada - Approx, 50%
non-operational due to power failure on 03/26/96. Approved by FCC for US
domestic uplinks. |
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| ORBITAL POSITION APPROVED FOR BSS SERVICE |
119.± deg W |
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| DIRECTV 6 |
[BSS/KU] |
03/08/97 |
118.8 deg W |
| DirecTV controls 11 frequencies.
Acquired from TCI Satellite. |
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| ECHOSTAR 2 |
[BSS/KU] |
09/10/96 |
119.0 deg W |
| DISH Network Services, DBS; EchoStar/Dish
Network control a total of 21 frequencies at this location. |
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| ECHOSTAR 4 |
[BSS/KU] |
05/08/98 |
119.5 deg W |
| DISH Network Services, DBS
frequencies at this orbital location |
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| ECHOSTAR 6 |
[BSS/KU] |
6/14/00 |
119.0 deg W |
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DISH Network Services, DBS
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| ECHOSTAR 7 |
[BSS/KU] |
7/14/00 |
119.0 deg W |
| DISH Network Services, DBS |
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| TELSTAR 303 |
[C] |
06/19/85 |
120.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
Replaced by MORELOS 2 in 4Q98. |
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| MORELOS 2+ |
[C-KU] |
11/27/85 |
120.0 deg W |
| Relocated from 116.8 deg W to replace TELSTAR
303 in 4Q98; coverage for Hawaii, Alaska and Western U.S. only. |
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| SBS 5 |
[KU] |
09/08/88 |
123.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
Retired in March 2000. |
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GALAXY 10R |
[C-KU] |
1/24/00 |
123.0 deg W |
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Part of the "Galaxy Cable Neighborhood".
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| GALAXY 10 |
[C-KU] |
08/26/98 |
123.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
Failure of Delta 3 launch vehicle. |
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| GALAXY 7 |
[C-KU] |
10/27/92 |
125.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE
- Failure of backup space control processor 11/22/00 |
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| GSTAR 2 |
[KU] |
03/28/88 |
125.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
Retired in August, 1997 |
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| GALAXY 5 |
[C] |
03/13/92 |
125.0 deg W |
| Part of the "Galaxy Cable Neighborhood". |
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| GALAXY
9 |
[C] |
05/23/96 |
127.0 deg W |
TVN Pay-Per-View is a major tenant.
Moved from 123 dgr W upon successful testing of Galaxy 10R. |
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| TELSTAR 7 |
[C-KU] |
09/25/99 |
129.0 deg W |
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Began providing service to cable headends in Nov., 1999.
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| SATCOM C3 |
[C] |
09/10/92 |
131.0 deg W |
| Primarily used for delivery of programming to
cable headends. |
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| GALAXY 1R |
[C] |
02/19/94 |
133.0 deg W |
| Part of "Galaxy Cable Neighborhood". |
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| SATCOM C4 |
[C] |
08/31/92 |
135.0 deg W |
| Used for Pay-Per-View and transmission to cable
headends. |
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| AMC-7 |
[C] |
9/14/00 |
137.0 deg W |
|
Replacement for Satcom C1. Service for regional and national cable
television programmers.
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| SATCOM C5 |
[C] |
05/21/91 |
139.0 deg W |
| OUT OF SERVICE --
Deorbited in March, 2001 |
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| AMC-8 |
[C] |
12/19/00 |
139.0 deg W |
| Replacement for SATCOM C5. Service for regional
and national cable television programmers. |
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| ECHOSTAR 1 |
[BSS/KU] |
12/28/95 |
148.0 deg W
in-transit |
| Orbital location identified by the
FCC as Non-full CONUS |
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| ORBITAL POSITION APPROVED FOR BSS
SERVICE |
148.+- dgr W |
| ECHOSTAR 1 |
[BSS/KU] |
12/28/95
|
148.0 dgr W
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| ECHOSTAR 2 |
[BSS/KU] |
09/10/96
|
148.0 dgr W
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