Accident satellite Eutelsat W2 - failure of the channel AXN

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Accident satellite Eutelsat W2 - failure of the channel AXN


Its telecommunications satellite Eutelsat W2, who works at position 16 degrees east, stopped in Wednesday, 27.1.2010 after 21 hodině šířit signály. hour spread signals.
All transponders were from that moment (even the time of publication of text) is down.

Lockout touched the package of channels, including Sony Pictures International channels AXN, AXN Sci-Fi and AXN Crime audio track with a Czech and Czech-Slovak version of Fashion TV.
These and other programs for Central and Eastern Europe were not available.

Given that Sony Pictures passed on Eutelsat W2 at neighboring Eurobird 16A (position 15.8 Wed east)Dobe7777, is fully secured spare operation channel AXN family with Czech dubbing.
Cable and satellite operators but must retune their set top boxes to new frequencies.
This change has made the company Media Vision, which operates the satellite platform CS Link, where AXN programs running without downtime.

Unfortunately, other platforms Digi TV and the UPC Direct satellite due to crash Eutelsat W2 AXN program was not available.

Eutelsat crashes has not produced any information.

Recall that Eutelsat W2 is already at the end of its expected life.
This year should be replaced by satellite Eutelsat W3B.

Satellite- capacity on Eutelsat W2 used as Bulgarian ITV Partner Total- TV- Serbia, Pink TV-, DigitAlb- Albanian-, Sloven/ian- STN and many Romanian and other stations-.

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In orbit failure for Eutelsat W2 replacement


By Julian Clover
January 28, 2009

Eutelsat Communications’ new W2N satellite has been rejected by the satellite operator after an in-orbit failure. The EADS Astrium/ISRO Antrix-built satellite was being moved from in-orbit testing to its operating position at 16 degrees East, where the craft was scheduled to replace Eutelsat W2.

Clients at 16 degrees East include ITV Partner, DigitAlb, CanalSat Réunion and Total TV. It is also used as a distribution hub into Central Europe by Sony’s AXN channels.

In a statement, the Paris-based operator said that W2N, launched on December 20, 2008, did not comply with the requirements set with the manufacturers. “In the interests of protecting continuity of service for clients leasing capacity at the 16 degrees East position, Eutelsat has consequently taken the decision that in the current circumstances W2M will not be integrated into Eutelsat’s satellite fleet.” The satellite remains under the control of ISRO and is currently undergoing a full investigation by ISRO and EADS.

Eutelsat will now put into place back-up plans conceived at the time of this latest wave of expansion. While W2 has sufficient resources to remain in place until 2010, W3B that will launch in the middle of that year will now be deployed at 16 degrees East. “Although we don’t want to be in this position you have to take a view on the global resource,” a Eutelsat spokeswoman told Broadband TV News. Eutelsat is now evaluating the options for customers who were anticipating an increase in their capacity at the position.