Sirius-FM 5 LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL!

Tgajr · #1 06-30-2009, 09:02 AM

What does this mean for us? Better reception, bandwidth?

CPT. Badmotherfarker · #2 06-30-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Tgajr

What does this mean for us? Better reception, bandwidth?

I spend 99% of my time on the repeaters.

syphix · #3 06-30-2009, 09:12 AM

Better reception for SIRIUS subscribers. It's going to be geostationary (geosynchronous), just like XM's cluster of birds, and should provide constant, steady signal levels for those in offices or at home. As Ron Popeil would say, "You just 'set it, and forget it!'"

Tgajr · #4 06-30-2009, 09:20 AM

I was hoping we could get the online only music channels like Bootleg on our radios.

syphix · #5 06-30-2009, 09:26 AM

Their satellite bandwidth limitations are set. Short of the FCC expanding what they can broadcast on, or SIRIUS XM buying some open frequencies, they won't be able to expand their satellite bandwidth.

Which begs the question...what happened to "hierarchical modulation"??
SIRIUS to boost satellite programming capacity - Orbitcast

sportboy · #6 06-30-2009, 01:05 PM

Your in the minority. Much more area with no repeaters.

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Originally Posted by CPT. Badmotherfarker

I spend 99% of my time on the repeaters.

limegrass69 · #7 06-30-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by syphix

Their satellite bandwidth limitations are set. Short of the FCC expanding what they can broadcast on, or SIRIUS XM buying some open frequencies, they won't be able to expand their satellite bandwidth.

Which begs the question...what happened to "hierarchical modulation"??
SIRIUS to boost satellite programming capacity - Orbitcast

From what I figure, that's why older radios don't get all of the Canadian channels. Plus, they probably use some flavor of that technology to broadcast the Backseat TV.

**DAB** · #8 07-01-2009, 10:34 AM

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, July 1, 2009 – ILS International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the SIRIUS FM-5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton. This was the third commercial mission of the year for ILS and the fifth successful Proton launch of 2009. ILS has launched the entire SIRIUS three-satellite constellation beginning with the first launch in 2000.

The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the cosmodrome at 1:10 a.m. today local time (3:10 p.m. EDT, 19:10 GMT). After a 9 hour 14 minute mission, the Breeze M successfully released the SIRIUS FM-5 satellite, weighing over 5.8 metric tons, into geo-transfer orbit.