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Galaxy 10R was an American communications satellite which was operated by PanAmSat, and later Intelsat. It was constructed by Hughes and is based on the HS-601HP satellite bus. Launch occurred on 25 January 2000, at 01:04. The launch was contracted by Arianespace, and used an Ariane 4 42L-3 carrier rocket flying from ELA-2 at the Guiana Space ...
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost, or one-off fee (e.g., pay-per-view).
Channel is broadcast in 1080i (Sky+HD, Freesat, Sky Q) or 1080p (Sky Q) HD. Channel 4 Channel is broadcast in 16:9 SD unless stated. Channel 4 +1 Channel is a 1-hour time shift of the main channel and is broadcast in 16:9 SD. Regions CI Channel Islands Eng England (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man unless stated) NI Northern Ireland Scot
Home2US Communications Inc. also offers several ethnic channels on SES 1 at 101° W, as well as other free and pay-TV channels. Many religious broadcasters reach the DTH and distribution markets with unencrypted DVB-S television and radio channels on Galaxy 19. These channels are available as part of the Glorystar Satellite Service.
A Viewsat Xtreme FTA receiver. A free-to-air or FTA Receiver is a satellite television receiver designed to receive unencrypted broadcasts. Modern decoders are typically compliant with the MPEG-4/DVB-S2 standard and formerly the MPEG-2/DVB-S standard, while older FTA receivers relied on analog satellite transmissions which have declined rapidly in recent years.
FSS satellites are also used to distribute national cable channels to cable television headends. Free-to-air satellite TV channels are also usually distributed on FSS satellites in the K u band. The Intelsat Americas 5, Galaxy 10R and AMC 3 satellites over North America provide a quite large amount of FTA channels on their K u band transponders.
Galaxy 10: Hughes Aircraft Company: Delta III 8930 27 August 1998 Cape Canaveral, LC-17B: Launch failure — Galaxy 10R: Hughes Aircraft Company: Ariane 42L: 25 January 2000 Kourou, ELA-2: Retired in June 2008 175.0° West Galaxy 11: Hughes Aircraft Company: Ariane 44L: 22 December 1999 Kourou, ELA-2: Active 44.0° East Galaxy 12: Orbital ...
The following is a list of pay television networks or channels broadcasting or receivable in the United States, organized by broadcast area and genre. Some television providers use one or more channel slots for east/west feeds, high definition services, secondary audio programming and access to video on demand .