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Analoguesat · 16-11-06, 09:05 AM

New Zealand's forthcoming satellite digital signal will be coming from a brand new satellite that is causing a few headaches.

It appears the Optus D1 satellite has not been configured properly and engineers are scrambling to fix the problem.

Launched last month, the satellite carries with it New Zealand's digital television future.

Sky is D1's biggest user, with TVNZ, TV3, the new Freeview service and most Australian networks also depending on it.

But during in-orbit testing, technicians discovered a manufacturing mistake.

The D1 satellite needs to be configured so that its signal, from space, covers all of New Zealand.

But there has been a mix up and New Zealand's co-ordinates are set to Australia's specifications.

Tony Dunnett of Auckland Teleport says his understanding is the vertical transponder set for New Zealand is now horizontal and the horizontal transponder set for Australia is now vertical.

The Australian owners of the satellite, Optus, admit a fault has been picked up during testing.

They say it will not affect their capacity to service their customers and they will work with individual clients to sort out the configuration issue.

Dunnett says he doesn't know if the problem is fixable.

"They may be able to put a bandaid on it. Unfortunately when its 22,000 miles away you can hardly call the AA to fix it."

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/891689

BGonaSTICK · 16-11-06, 09:37 AM

DOH!

Analoguesat · 16-11-06, 10:09 PM

Heres an ESA pic of the Ariane 5 launch that carried the unfortunate satellite

16-11-06, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Manufacturing fault on recently launched Optus D1 New Zealand's forthcoming satellite digital signal will be coming from a brand new satellite that is causing a few headaches. It appears the Optus D1 satellite has not been configured properly and engineers are scrambling to fix the problem. Launched last month, the satellite carries with it New Zealand's digital television future. Sky is D1's biggest user, with TVNZ, TV3, the new Freeview service and most Australian networks also depending on it. But during in-orbit testing, technicians discovered a manufacturing mistake. The D1 satellite needs to be configured so that its signal, from space, covers all of New Zealand. But there has been a mix up and New Zealand's co-ordinates are set to Australia's specifications. Tony Dunnett of Auckland Teleport says his understanding is the vertical transponder set for New Zealand is now horizontal and the horizontal transponder set for Australia is now vertical. The Australian owners of the satellite, Optus, admit a fault has been picked up during testing. They say it will not affect their capacity to service their customers and they will work with individual clients to sort out the configuration issue. Dunnett says he doesn't know if the problem is fixable. "They may be able to put a bandaid on it. Unfortunately when its 22,000 miles away you can hardly call the AA to fix it." http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/891689 __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

16-11-06, 09:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Manufacturing fault on recently launched Optus D1 DOH! __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

16-11-06, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Manufacturing fault on recently launched Optus D1 Heres an ESA pic of the Ariane 5 launch that carried the unfortunate satellite __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!