Intelsat IA-6 goes nuts??

[k9ez]

The latest from Intelsat...

"A memory upload was scheduled that caused the CPU on IA-6 to reset resulting in a 360 degree spin of the satellite and loss of earth-lock at approx 1205PM EDT, today (Thursday 4.13.06). All C-band and KU-band transponders on IA-6 were impacted (transponders did not shut off). The satellite regained earth lock, and service, at approx 1222PM EDT."

 

[RockManAC]

> The latest from Intelsat...
>
> "A memory upload was scheduled that caused the CPU on IA-6
> to reset resulting in a 360 degree spin of the satellite and
> loss of earth-lock at approx 1205PM EDT, today (Thursday
> 4.13.06). All C-band and KU-band transponders on IA-6 were
> impacted (transponders did not shut off). The satellite
> regained earth lock, and service, at approx 1222PM EDT."
>

Really? I had stuff downlinking from their all day and don't remember any problems.

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[TXengineer]

Thank god it happened after The Price is Right was over at noon!
(CBS Main is on IA-6)

 

[RockManAC]

> Thank god it happened after The Price is Right was over at
> noon!
> (CBS Main is on IA-6)
>

LOL.. NBC's main is on AMC-1, iirc. (or at least the news serivce main is on AMC-1)

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[TXengineer]

> > Thank god it happened after The Price is Right was over at
>
> > noon!
> > (CBS Main is on IA-6)
> >
>
> LOL.. NBC's main is on AMC-1, iirc. (or at least the news
> serivce main is on AMC-1)
>
> -A
>
Yep their main net is also on AMC 1, backed up on CBand AMC4.
They use AMC 1 and AMC 9 for news.
CBS uses IA6 & IA 5
ABC uses IA5 & IA6 but changing to Galaxy 4 and 3
FOX uses Galaxy 3 and 4.