Rascom 1 & Horizons 2 satellite launch

[blobrana]

The launch of the Rascom 1 & Horizons 2 satellites is scheduled between 21:14 to 21:58 GMT, 21st December, 2007.
Arianespaces sixth launch of 2007 will orbit two telecommunications satellites: RASCOM 1, built by Thales Alenia Space for RascomStar-QAF, the Regional African Satellite Communication Organisation, and Horizons-2, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation for Horizons 2 Satellite LLC, a joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT. It will be launched from the Ariane launch complex N°3 (ELA3), in Kourou, French Guiana.

L minus 10 minutes

Live webcast (http://www.videocorner.tv/videocorner/live/frameset.php?flight=184&flight_vod=182&langue=en&rub=live)

[cosmictraveler]

A perfect launch! Congrats!

[blobrana]

Confirmation of the separation of the RASCOM 1, and the Horizons 2 satellite at 28:30 minutes.
All systems nominal.

[blobrana]

"The RASCOM-QAF1 spacecraft will deliver TV and other telecom services to Africa while the Horizons-2 platform will do the same for North America."

Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/tech/7157055.stm)

[cosmictraveler]

To bad I don't watch much TV. :(

[amberiya]

Why cant these cable guys split the satellite feed coming into my apartment?
I live in an appartment building. I had cable with TimeWarner, but i switched to DirecTV so i could have nfl sunday ticket. The satellite dish is on the roof, so directv goes through a company in order to install satellite. anyway, the cable guys came and were supposed to install two DVR's. but...they couldnt because they said "only 1 satellite feed was coming into the unit" and they couldnt split it. i talked to the property manager and he says that they cant run down an additional feed. my question is this: why cant they split existing satellite feed?
how can i solve this problem?