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Tuesday, July 2nd , 2019
Program 12:00pm – 3:00pm PDT 1500 – 1800 EDT 1900 – 2200 GMT
Transmit: PSSI TES (CK-35)
Satellite: Galaxy-3C, tr. 20C, Upper
1811770 / 1811647
Location: 95 degrees west
Uplink Frequency: 6334 MHz Horizontal
Downlink Freq: 4109 MHz Vertical
Bandwidth: 18 MHz
Modulation: DVBS-2, 8PSK
FEC Rate: 3/5
Symbol Rate: 15.00 Msym/s
Data Rate: 26.698 mbps
Pilots: Off
Roll off: 20%
Required Eb/No: 5.5
Encryption: In-The-Clear
Service ID: ENGLISH ECLIPSE PRI / BU
Service #: 1
Video: HD 1080i / 59.94 / 16:9
Loss of Signal: Black
Compression: MPEG-4
Chroma: 4:2:0
Latency: Low
Structure: IBBBP
GOP: 32
Scene Cut: OFF
Captioning: YES: 708 on Test, & Program
PMT & Video PID: 100 / & / 101
Audio PID(s): 102 & 103 (384 Kbits)
102: Ch. 1: Eclipse Program Left
(Stereo) Ch. 2: Eclipse Program Right
103: Ch. 3: Ambient Sound Left
(Stereo) Ch. 4: Ambient Sound Right
Tuesday, July 2nd , 2019
Program 12:00pm – 3:00pm PDT 1500 – 1800 EDT 1900 – 2200 GMT
Transmit: PSSI TES (CK-35)
Satellite: Galaxy-17, tr. 18K, Lower
1799551 / 1799552
Location: 91 degrees west
Uplink Frequency: 14,351 MHz Horizontal
Downlink Freq: 12,051 MHz Vertical
Bandwidth: 18 MHz
Modulation: DVBS-2, 8PSK
FEC Rate: 3/5
Symbol Rate: 15.00 Msym/s
Data Rate: 26.698 mbps
Pilots: Off
Roll off: 20%
Required Eb/No: 5.5
Encryption: In-The-Clear
Service ID: SPANISH ECLIPSE PRI / BU
Service #: 1
Video: HD 1080i / 59.94 / 16:9
Loss of Signal: Black
Compression: MPEG-4
Chroma: 4:2:0
Latency: Low
Structure: IBBBP
GOP: 32
Scene Cut: OFF
Captioning: YES: 708 on Test, & Program
PMT & Video PID: 100 / & / 101
Audio PID(s): 102 & 103 (384 Kbits)
102: Ch. 1: Eclipse Program Left
(Stereo) Ch. 2: Eclipse Program Right
103: Ch. 3: Ambient Sound Left
(Stereo) Ch. 4: Ambient Sound Right
Tuesday, July 2nd , 2019
Program 12:00pm – 3:00pm PDT 1500 – 1800 EDT 1900 – 2200 GMT
Transmit: PSSI TES (CK-35)
Satellite: Galaxy-17, tr. 18K, Slot. C
1811775 / 1811787
Location: 91 degrees west
Uplink Frequency: 14,364.5 MHz Horizontal
Downlink Freq: 12,064.5 MHz Vertical
Bandwidth: 9 MHz
Modulation: DVBS-2, 8PSK
FEC Rate: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 7.2 Msym/s
Data Rate: 15.678 mbps
Pilots: ON
Roll off: 25%
Required Eb/No: 8.0
Encryption: In-The-Clear
Service ID: TELE SONIFICATION PRI / BU
Service #: 1
Video: HD 1080i / 59.94 / 16:9
Loss of Signal: Black
Compression: MPEG-4
Chroma: 4:2:0
Latency: Low
Structure: IBBBP
GOP: 32
Scene Cut: OFF
PMT & Video PID: 100 / & / 101 (Encoder set to Maximize)
Audio PID(s): 102 (384 Kbits)
102: Ch. 1: Sonification / Music Left
(Stereo) Ch. 2: Sonification / Music Right
Tuesday, July 2nd , 2019
Program 12:00pm – 3:00pm PDT 1500 – 1800 EDT 1900 – 2200 GMT
Satellite: IS-34, tr. 12C, Slot. AB
(1811646 / 1799547 / 1799548)
Location: 55.5 degrees west
Uplink Frequency: 6191 MHz Vertical
Downlink Freq: 3966 MHz Horizontal
Bandwidth: 18 MHz
Modulation: DVBS-2, 8PSK
FEC Rate: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 15.0 Msym/s
Data Rate: 33.422 mbps
Pilots: Off
Roll off: 20%
Required Eb/No: 7.5
Encryption: In-The Clear
Video: HD 1080i / 59.94ps / 16:9
Compression: MPEG-4
Chroma: 4:2:0 (High @4.1 Profile)
Latency: Low Delay (335MS)
Structure: IBBP
GOP: 32
Scene Cut: OFF
Loss of Video: Black
AR SIGNALING OUTPUT CONTROL = OFF
Video Rate: 10.25
Audio Rate: AUDIO 1 384K
Service Details - HD
Service #: 1
Service Name: TELESCOPE LIVE CUT
Data Rate: 11.00 Mbps
PMT & Video PID: 100 / & / 101 (Encoder set to Maximize)
Audio PID(s): 102 (384 Kbits)
102: Ch. 1: (If Needed / Spare)
Ch. 2: (If Needed / Spare)
Service #: 2
Service Name: CREW SHOT
Data Rate: 11.00 Mbps
PMT & Video PID: 200 / & / 201 (Encoder set to Maximize)
Audio PID(s): 202 (384 Kbits)
202: Ch. 1: (If Needed / Spare)
Ch. 2: (If Needed / Spare)
Service #: 3
Service Name: TELESCOPE (TBA)
Data Rate: 11.00 Mbps
PMT & Video PID: 300 / & / 301 (Encoder set to Maximize)
Audio PID(s): 302 (384 Kbits)
302: Ch. 1: (If Needed / Spare)
Ch. 2: (If Needed / Spare)