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Thread ID: 73279 2006-10-14 00:40:00 Optus D1 Launch Successful Trev (427) PC World Chat
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491248 2006-10-14 00:40:00 www.arianespace.com
You can also see video of launch as well.
Trevor :)
Trev (427)
491249 2006-10-14 05:03:00 Good quality videos! Is that the sat that will provide digital tv to new zealand? jermsie (6820)
491250 2006-10-14 06:40:00 Yes. They have still got one more hurdle to cross and that is the testing of it. Won't come on stream for about a month or so.

Trevor :)
Trev (427)
491251 2006-10-14 22:28:00 Fantastic at last the satellite is in space, But i am still buggered if i know how the hell do they get the satellite out of the rocket once its up their im fully aware its unmanned but id love to see how its done its very mind boggling. Hitech (9024)
491252 2006-10-15 02:15:00 www.nzherald.co.nz

" Farewell to rain fade, two minutes before the end of a crucial test match - and hello, Optus D1, more channels and high-definition television."

Er...but hang on.......
"On other occasions, the "rain fade" message was programmed to come up automatically when the signal was interrupted for reasons such as maintenance."
pctek (84)
491253 2008-10-23 20:36:00 Wow, this 'related threads' thing is going to be very interesting. :clap wratterus (105)
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