failure Eutelsat W3A
Monday, 9 October 2006 6.20 in the morning. Then, during a "routine maneuver" communications satellite W3A , belonging to the French operator Eutelsat , ceased to operate. We managed to run it after 12 hours. At that time, had problems with the issue include: BBC, RAI and TVP and Polish Radio.
Polish TV with W3A sends the signal to ground stations in Poland. Failure forced her to transmit the signal via fiber Emitel TP.
Polish Radio had to run the backup signal transmission systems. By problems with the signal broadcast for VHF frequencies could not hear the PR for example in.
W3A satellite into orbit borne out March 15, 2004. It is located in geostationary orbit over the equator on the 7th degrees east longitude. The satellite transmits television stations (including standard DVB) and radio and data (Internet access) to customers in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. It weighs 4.250 kg, and its solar panels span 35 feet Get out.
source: gazeta.pl , www.space.eads.net , wikipedia.
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