N2News FTA File Forums - Latest N2News Announcements http://www.n2news.com/board2 All the latest news concerning N2News. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:24:22 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.n2news.com/board2/gfx_v3-BlueOrange/misc/rss.jpg N2News FTA File Forums - Latest N2News Announcements http://www.n2news.com/board2 I-H-U-B- 1.8 official!!! http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/51118-i-h-u-b-1-8-official.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:03 GMT CP Sonicview I-h-u-b 1.8 is here waiting on release! Friday 11/13/2009 is the official release day. C/P for another site. If they come back... CP

Sonicview I-h-u-b 1.8 is here waiting on release!

Friday 11/13/2009 is the official release day.

C/P for another site. If they come back with PPV working, that would restore some of its lost luster and gain some market share. Do hold your breath tho.

SV I-H-u-b- pgm 1.8 due out Fri 13th.

Word down the pipe is SV has new fix for it's plagued I-K-S pgming. The new pgming will have the best of what is important ie: HD, Spanish Pgms, Porn, PPV, lots of channels, premiums, less if any freezing, up time.

They have been working on this for a while and supposedly will be unveiled today. Let's keep our fingers crossed and who knows we might even get to see the P&C fight Saturday night. Good Luck SV.

end CP ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/51118-i-h-u-b-1-8-official.html Hd Channels Up On Nfusion HD http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/51074-hd-channels-up-nfusion-hd.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:53:12 GMT 9420 TNT HD East (HD ONLY) 9421 Discovery HD Theater (HD ONLY) 9422 HDNet (HD ONLY) 9431 USA HD East (HD ONLY) 9432 Sci-Fi HD East (HD ONLY)... 9420 TNT HD East (HD ONLY)
9421 Discovery HD Theater (HD ONLY)
9422 HDNet (HD ONLY)
9431 USA HD East (HD ONLY)
9432 Sci-Fi HD East (HD ONLY)
9438 TWCHD
9441 5-Max HD
9449 TDISHD
9451 HBOCY HD
9455 HBO2HD
9456 HBO HD
9458 MaxHD
9460 Showtime HD
9461 HGTVHD
9462 FoodHD
9464 ORDER
9466 Versus HD
9469 MHD
9470 Life
9471- LMN
9473- service channel Golf HD
9479- acmax hd
9484-MTV
9487- discovery
9488- TLC
9489-apl hd
9491 History HD
9492- Bravo hd
9510 BET
9513 Showtime Showcase
9530 CH 9539
9542 NHL Center Ice HD
9543 NHL Center Ice HD
9544 NHL Center Ice HD
9545 NHL Center Ice HD
9546 NHL Center Ice HD
9547 NHL Center Ice HD
9548 NHL Center Ice HD
9549 NHL Center Ice HD
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9551 NHL Center Ice HD
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9554 NHL Center Ice HD
9555 NHL Center Ice HD
9561 NBA League Pass HD
9562 NBA League Pass HD
9563 NBA League Pass HD
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9565 NBA League Pass HD
9566 NBA League Pass HD
9567 NBA League Pass HD
9568 NBA League Pass HD
9569 NBA League Pass HD
9570 NBA League Pass HD
9571 NBA League Pass HD
9572 NBA League Pass HD ]]> Latest N2News Announcements Swagger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/51074-hd-channels-up-nfusion-hd.html * Sonicview Update * http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50918-sonicview-update.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:14:49 GMT cp Some channels on the temporary solution had to be removed in order to maintain stability until the new solution is ready. It may be better to... cp

Some channels on the temporary solution had to be removed in order to maintain stability until the new solution is ready. It may be better to have fewer channels with less freezing for now rather than too many and too much freezing... The files floating around ARE NOT and SHOULD NOT be used by anyone. They were for temporary testing by authorized persons only and not for public use. All of us understand it is taking a very long time for a more stable solution to be put into place. Your patience is wearing thin and it is known by the coders. It is their hope and yours that a more stable solution is in place very soon. Unfortunately, no time line can or will be given on the exact date of a new fix. Sonic view i - h - u - b is not going to come out as others like View sat folks saying this will be done on this day. Building and testing solutions take time. As always, we suggest in this hobby that you never tie yourself down to a single solution. Things with the i - h - u - b will improve, but if you cannot wait - no one is telling you to do so. The coders will not be rushed into releasing something that is not worthy of all their efforts thus far.

end cp ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50918-sonicview-update.html Team CW Update http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50853-team-cw-update.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:22:38 GMT c/p Team CWN3 has been working for the last four months on a solution to the latest problem. After that time testing has presented some... c/p

Team CWN3 has been working for the last four months on a solution to the latest problem. After that time testing has presented some challenges, and a stable solution has not been reached. The realistic approach indicates that a working solution could be reached in the next three months but nothing is guarantee. The working solution is expected to work on CW800 and CW4000 models. Recent changes in the N3 stream need to be researched. N3 does not use the same lineal encryption pattern found in N1 and N2, it uses an adaptable encryption pattern. Our research finds that N3 could use up to 64 encryption variations depending on what key is valid. Some encryption mechanisms are built in the N3 system, while others combine different encryption variations. The following the research limitations our team faces: 1) creating a mechanism that decrypts all encryption variations of the algorithm found on N3, 2) provide a software solution that is stable, current testing solution only works 15 minutes out of every 6 hours on average tested on CW800 and CW4000 models. Those aspects have contributed in the release of an I K S solution for the CW4000 model which will be released in early November. We have been testing the I K S solution for the last two months and it has not been compromised. Some additional updates need to be included on the software before is released, so be patient." ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50853-team-cw-update.html Please welcome jemmac to the N2 mod team http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50781-please-welcome-jemmac-n2-mod-team.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:20:44 GMT Everyone please welcome jemmac as a new mod, I expect everyone to show him the same respect, As you would any mod here at N2 Thank You!! Everyone please welcome jemmac as a new mod, I expect everyone to show him the same respect, As you would any mod here at N2

Thank You!! ]]> Latest N2News Announcements Swagger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50781-please-welcome-jemmac-n2-mod-team.html Links and posting them http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50712-links-posting-them.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:37:07 GMT Just a quick reminder folks, posting links, names, or any discussion of any other FTA website ANYWHERE on this site (chatbox, messages, ANYWHERE) is... Just a quick reminder folks, posting links, names, or any discussion of any other FTA website ANYWHERE on this site (chatbox, messages, ANYWHERE) is against the rules and will result in a ban. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements twhiting9275 http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50712-links-posting-them.html FBI Press Release Three Plead Guilty http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50683-fbi-press-release-three-plead-guilty.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:25:24 GMT ...]]>
FBI's press release:

Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
October 23, 2009 United States Attorney's Office
Southern District of California
Contact: (619) 557-5610
Three Plead Guilty to Violating Digital Millennium Copyright Act

United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced that Jung Kwak, 33, also known as “Mr. Viewsat,” of Oceanside, California, Phillip Allison, 35, also known as “thebroken,” and Robert Ward, 54, also known as “TDG” and as “thedssguy,” both of Seminole, Florida, have tendered pleas of guilty to conspiring to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The three defendants were charged in a one-count indictment handed up by a federal grand jury sitting in San Diego on July 9, 2009.

In connection with their guilty pleas, the defendants admitted that beginning in or about March 2008, they determined to hire computer hackers to break the latest DISH Network encryption scheme, known as Nagra 3, so that the line of satellite receiver boxes sold by defendant Kwak would continue to have a market. According to the indictment, and in connection with their guilty pleas, the defendants admitted that Mr. Kwak owns and operates Viewtech, Inc., in Oceanside, California. Viewtech imports “free-to-air” or “FTA” satellite receiver boxes and sells them to the public through a network of retailers under the brand name “Viewsat.” According to the indictment, there is a limited amount of free programming available by satellite to owners of FTA receiver boxes, much of it consisting of ethnic and religious programming in numerous languages. Yet, millions of Viewsat FTA boxes have been sold to the public. The popularity of FTA boxes is due to the fact that they are designed to make it a simple process for a purchaser to obtain subscription-based satellite television, such as that offered by Echostar’s DISH Network, for free. DISH Network licenses copyrighted works from the copyright holders, encrypts the signal, and sells the right to view to DISH subscribers. Subscribers to DISH Network programming obtain from DISH a “smart card,” which is inserted into a DISH satellite receiver box. The smart card decrypts the programming that the subscriber is authorized to view. Over the years, DISH has changed its encryption algorithms and employed other countermeasures to attempt to defeat theft of its signal. To illegally decrypt the DISH signal, the FTA boxes must appear to have DISH smart cards. That is done by reverse-engineering DISH smart cards and creating computer code which, when downloaded to an appropriate FTA box, will emulate the existence of a smart card and trick the system. In the past, as DISH encryption and countermeasures were defeated, the code has been posted on the Internet and made available for download to anyone.

In the late fall of 2007, DISH announced that it had created a new encryption scheme and would start shipping new smart cards to its customers. As the new encryption scheme was deployed, owners of FTA boxes would no longer be able to view DISH programming without a subscription, and sellers of FTA boxes would lose their market.

The defendants admitted in their plea that Mr. Kwak authorized Messrs. Allison and Ward to locate persons to work on cracking Nagra 3. Mr. Kwak agreed to provide funding and a substantial reward for success. Messrs. Allison and Ward admitted that they solicited a third party to join the scheme. Mr. Allison admitted purchasing a specialized microscope to be used in dissecting and analyzing smart cards for the third party and was reimbursed by Mr. Kwak. Mr. Kwak admitted meeting with and paying $20,000 in cash to the third party for photographs of a dissected smart card purported to be a Nagra 3 card. Mr. Kwak also admitted that he offered a reward of $250,000 if the EPROM (eraseable programmable read-only memory) for the Nagra 3 card could be obtained.

The defendants tendered their guilty pleas before United States Magistrate Judge Anthony J. Battaglia, subject to final acceptance of the pleas by United States District Judge Janis L. Sammartino on January 22, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.

This case was investigated by Special Agents of the Cybersquad of Federal Bureau of Investigation in San Diego.

DEFENDANTS Case Number: 09cr2646 -JLS
Jung Kwak Oceanside, California Age: 33
Phillip Allison Seminole, Florida Age: 35
Robert Ward Seminole, Florida Age: 54
SUMMARY OF CHARGE

One Count — Title 18, United States Code, Section 371: Conspiracy to Violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Maximum Penalty: five years’ imprisonment and $250,000 fine:eek:

AGENCY

Federal Bureau of Investigation ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dingdongdaddy http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50683-fbi-press-release-three-plead-guilty.html sonicview (old news) http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50663-sonicview-old-news.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:28:51 GMT Sonicview *** receivers down // 2009-10-15 Reports are coming in that all of the SV receiver are down for last few days. Opponents (competition)... Sonicview *** receivers down // 2009-10-15
Reports are coming in that all of the SV receiver are down for last few days.
Opponents (competition) of SonicView are claiming this is due to the lawsuit against SonicView, they are forced to take down their server (I think it is very unlikely).

SonicView guys are claiming that they hired a new team to work with *** and services would be restored by Oct. 22 (they were struggling with *** in past) (I think this could be true because their server is still online but not transmitting the right data).

Next few days will tell the truth. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements richard http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50663-sonicview-old-news.html coolsat http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50662-coolsat.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:42:27 GMT Freetech says sorry and... // 2009-10-20 DISH Gets Its Apology Back in late August we reported a significant victory for the DISH Network and... Freetech says sorry and... // 2009-10-20

DISH Gets Its Apology

Back in late August we reported a significant victory for the DISH Network and the DBS platform’s security provider, NagraStar, as the duo won a mega ($106 million total) judgment against “free-to-air” provider Freetech. Freetech, as you might recall, was snatching the DISH signal and redistributing it – at significant profit – via its receivers.

The U.S. District Court of Northern California didn’t think too much of that and slapped a $97 million judgment against Freetech, $3 million against each of its three top officers plus it barred the company from reopening operations anywhere in the world. But money doesn’t always drive the point home. DISH wanted an apology as well.

Says DISH lawyer in the case, Chad Hagan of the Houston law firm Hagan Noll & Boyle, LLC, DISH hopes that any other would-be pirates “will see this and it will be a reminder that DISH is out there and will come after people” who try to steal its signal.

So here is the official Freetech apology to DISH:

“Freetech, Inc., the South San Francisco based importer and distributor of the Coolsat line of Free-to-Air Satellite receivers announces that it will dissolve and cease operations as part of its agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by DISH Network, ******** Technologies and NagraStar (collectively “DISH Network”).DISH Network filed suit against Freetech in December of 2007 asserting that Coolsat receivers were primarily designed and used for the piracy of DISH Network’s satellite television programming. Freetech acknowledges that Coolsat receivers were used for this purpose and apologizes for any harm caused to DISH Network. As part of the resolution of the lawsuit, the Court entered a consent judgment finding in favor of DISH Network, ******** and NagraStar in the aggregate amount of $106,000,000.00 and entering a permanent injunction against Freetech and its officers and certain employees.

Freetech has also agreed to cooperate with DISH Network in its current and future anti-piracy actions.” ]]> Latest N2News Announcements richard http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50662-coolsat.html Answer from the VS Team from Cyphris http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50593-answer-vs-team-cyphris.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:51:44 GMT *Answer from...]]>
Answer from the VS Team from Cyphris
Here Just posted by Cyphris. Pic at bottom for proof.10-23-09

"To comment on the rumors of VS releasing any Fix recently that has been stated on many sites is that the VS Coding Team or myself has never given any date or even any info to any Admins or Mods of such info on VS release time line. The last Update I gave with regards to other rumors and the progress of VS status on N3 still stands and is unchanged. When A fix is ready and stable enough for release it will simply be released without any warning or as some like to call it hype.

There is however other things that will be seen in regards to N3 in the near future which do not involve the VS Coding Team as even Plastic Coders have made much progress. Till then use alternate methods as you see fit best for you to get your beloved TV."
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Thanks for your help.
BigBee ]]> Latest N2News Announcements BigBee http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50533-october-22-please-read.html viewsat update http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50517-viewsat-update.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:54:29 GMT here is the lattest word from viewsat. *** UPDATE *** REPORTED FIX RELEASE **IMMINENT** here is the lattest word from viewsat.


*** UPDATE ***
REPORTED FIX RELEASE **IMMINENT** ]]> Latest N2News Announcements jonesy http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50517-viewsat-update.html <![CDATA[How to receive PM's]]> http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50483-how-receive-pms.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:14:38 GMT From time to time I receive private messages from members. Unless you have enabled the private message function in your user control panel your... From time to time I receive private messages from members. Unless you have enabled the private message function in your user control panel your questions can't be answered back. I would prefer to answer these questions in the open forum. More members would benefit from the information. Here is a step by step on how to enable this function.

The upper left hand of the web page has a tab called Account menu. Press this and a drop down menu will appear. In this drop down there is a tab called user control panel. Open this tab and you will see a new screen. Under settings and options look for edit options. Click on this and under messaging and notifications you will see this

Visitor Messaging
This forum features a visitor messaging system that allows members to send messages to one another publicly.

If you do not want to receive visitor messages, you may disable the visitor messaging system.
Enable Visitor Messaging

Please check the box in front of enable visitor messaging. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit save changes. This will allow you to receive private messages. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements BigBee http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50483-how-receive-pms.html viewsat update http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50379-viewsat-update.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:07:13 GMT viewsat update here is update from viewsat this is what it says on VS home site splash page. *** UPDATE *** REPORTED FIX TO BE RELEASED... viewsat update

here is update from viewsat this is what it says on VS home site splash page.


*** UPDATE ***
REPORTED FIX TO BE RELEASED 10-22-09
DN & *** Channels All Switched to N3 And Are Down. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements jonesy http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50379-viewsat-update.html Coming soon to an account near you, temporary suspension! http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50351-coming-soon-account-near-you-temporary-suspension.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:41:06 GMT For a few months now (since the death of n2), I've been witnessing a transition on these forums from helpful posts to, well, attacking, unnecessary, and hijacking posts. This is your only warning that this action will no longer be tolerated, and actions will be taken because of this in the (very) near future.

N2news is all about helping people out, not about attacking individuals, derailing threads, hijacking them, or anything like that. While, understandably, some may be frustrated that you can't see TV as you want right now, this is no excuse for this kind of action, and the forum rules still apply!

A (quick) walkthrough on proper posting etiquette since it seems to be necessary:
  1. If your post is not on topic, don't post it.
    How do you determine if the post is on topic? Ask yourself this very simple question:
    Quote:
    Does my post answer what the original poster asked, or is my post relevant to the FIRST post of the thread?
  2. If your post is going to divert discussion from the original post of the thread, don't post it.
  3. If your post is just a "fluff" post (ie: it contains no real content), don't post it.

From this point onward, any post that is deemed by moderators to meet any of those criteria will be given an 'infraction'. Get enough 'infraction points' and you will be given a temporary pass to the "readers only" group, where you will be able to be able to contemplate your actions with the ability to read threads and download attachments only.

While I do realize this may be upsetting and frustrating to some, a good number of individuals are ruining what is a great site by hijacking and trolling in threads, which hasn't been acceptable since I came in over a year ago. If you DO see something like this, please, point it out to us by clicking on the report post icon () and we will take action if necessary.

Feel free to ask any relevant questions in this thread. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements twhiting9275 http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50351-coming-soon-account-near-you-temporary-suspension.html Latest News as to why Dn was opened http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50177-latest-news-why-dn-opened.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:13:14 GMT C&P

October 8, 2009 | By Scott Greczkowski



If you’re a D*sh Network customer and woke up this morning telling you that your Smart Card was not authorized you were not alone.

The Internet forums lit up this morning with many D*sh Network customers reporting that some of their receivers would not work and that they could not get through to D*sh Network customer support.

Some posters mentioned that they were disconnected by D*sh Networks phone system after being on hold for over 45 minutes. Others reported not being able to get through and getting fast busy signals.

Those who managed to get through to Dish Network CSR’s found that the CSR’s like the customers had no idea what was going on or when things would be fixed.

The Smart Card error message issue got to be so bad that D*sh Network actually turned off all the encryption for all of its channels including the pay per view and adult channels while the problem was sorted out and fixed. While D*sh Network customers themselves never saw any of the unscrambled channels on their receivers those with regular free to air satellite receivers we able to tune in to all the programming that D*sh offers.

But the free for all didn’t last long as D*sh was able to fix the issue and return its signals to a fully encrypted state.

It was also reported that customer accounts on D*sh Network’s website were also messed up showing false information such as strange balances, showing a customer was signed up for auto pay when they were not and even in a few cases the last 4 digits of the credit card on file displayed was not the customers credit card.

D*sh Network issued me the following statement this afternoon on the matter, ““A server failure at an uplink center overnight caused a temporary loss of programming being delivered to a small percentage of D*SH Network customers. The issue was resolved quickly and those customers affected had their programming restored by morning.”

Indeed from the looks of things it appears that almost everything has gotten back to normal for D*sh Network customer. The good thing about this was that it happened when most customers were sleeping or at work so not many folks noticed.

end C&P ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50177-latest-news-why-dn-opened.html <![CDATA[Charlie and B3V wide open on all STB's...]]> http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50148-charlie-b3v-wide-open-all-stbs.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:04:53 GMT It seems Charlie and B3V are up to something. All STB's, every make, are wide open. All PPV, Porn, and locals are open. As some of the I K S boxes have opened PPV's prior to todays happenings, I feel that this may be the start of Charlies move to there so called N A G 4 encryption. But, for today, every STB is wide open with any BIN . We have no idea how long this will last, but enjoy, and tape some movies while everything is open. As we hear further news, we will post and let our members know... ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50148-charlie-b3v-wide-open-all-stbs.html Sonicview **** Upgrade 10/06 http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50118-sonicview-upgrade-10-06-a.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:54:52 GMT C&P

SonicView is announced in a internal communicate that will be change of platform , this those mean , server will be re activated to a powerful one , who will included new Updates like a International channels , PPV and XXX.

Now , this could be a big possibility for SonicView tester , Since there is no Big successful Upgraded for awhile.

This could be implemented this weekend , or soon as they can do the Upgrade .
Also , there is the possibility to Bring Back *** , who was Taking out from the Package since " Fail Upgrade in the old Server ".

... This is an internal communicated , nothing released by the main site , you can also can take it like a rumor , or a confident source of information.

We cross finger SonicView user to get this **** Done !!.
Thanks guys for the support and patient !!. ]]> Latest N2News Announcements dunger http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50118-sonicview-upgrade-10-06-a.html Welcome to the helpdesk! http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50085-welcome-helpdesk.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:26:13 GMT This one's been a short while coming, but it is finally here.
Need to get in touch with the staff, but have previously not been able to? Now, you can. Just use our helpdesk forum.

All threads in this forum are viewable by the thread creator, and the staff only. While we discourage giving out private information, in this one forum it is sometimes necessary to do. Don't offer it unless it's asked for, of course.

This is a pretty reasonable and safe way to get ahold of staff. Please note that not all staff can answer and address everything, as some of us (me) have no clue wtf FTA is, most of us (me, many others) have NO access to the paypal login for this site, but we will try to provide every bit of assistance that we can!!!

If you lose the link, don't worry, I've modified the 'contact us' link @ the bottom of the page to go there as well.

Enjoy! ]]> Latest N2News Announcements twhiting9275 http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/50085-welcome-helpdesk.html Amazonas 2 North America Lunch Date Tomorrow October 1 2009 http://www.n2news.com/board2/latest-n2news-announcements/49935-amazonas-2-north-america-lunch-date-tomorrow-october-1-2009-a.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:49:09 GMT GMT Between 09:59 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. on October 1, 2009 Washington, D.C., USA Between 05:59 p.m. and 07:10 p.m. on October 1, 2009 Tokyo,... GMT
Between 09:59 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. on
October 1, 2009

Washington, D.C., USA
Between 05:59 p.m. and 07:10 p.m.
on October 1, 2009

Tokyo, Japan
Between 06:59 a.m. and 08:10 a.m.
on October 2, 2009


Paris, France
Between 11:59 p.m. and 01:10 a.m.
on October 1/2, 2009


The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s fifth mission of 2009 has moved to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport, readying it for tomorrow’s liftoff with the Amazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1 satellite payloads.
Today’s Ariane 5 transfer from its Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone starts the final countdown leading to a departure scheduled at the start of a 1 hr., 11 min. launch window that opens at 6:59 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
Arianespace is keeping up the mission pace, with a total of seven flights planned during 2009 – the busiest year of launch activity for Ariane 5 since its commercial introduction in 1999.
The total lift performance for this upcoming launch is 9,087 kg., which includes 7,905 kg. for the Amazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1 satellites, along with the mass of Ariane 5’s SYLDA dual-payload dispenser and the associated integration hardware.
Riding as the upper payload in Ariane 5’s payload “stack,” Amazonas 2 will be released at 27 minutes into the flight. The satellite weighs approximately 5,500-kg. and will provide a wide range of telecommunications services over its coverage area extending from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
Amazonas 2 will be operated from an orbital slot of 61 deg. West, and is to be used by the Spanish-based HISPASAT telecommunications operator for relay capacity over the Americas with its 54 Ku-band transponders and 10 C-Band transponders. Based on EADS Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 spacecraft bus, the satellite has a design lifetime of 15 years, with an end-of-life power of 15.3 kW.
COMSATBw-1 has a liftoff mass of about 2,500 kg., and will be deployed from Ariane 5’s lower passenger position at just over 33 minutes into the flight. To be operated from an orbital position of 63 deg. East, this satellite will be a key element in the German Bundeswehr’s (German Armed Forces) concept for network-centric operations.
The spacecraft is to serve as the backbone of a strategic command infrastructure and interface for the Bundeswehr’s tactical arms, handling secure information – including voice, fax, data, video and multimedia applications – for use by units on deployed missions. It carries four SHF-band transponders and five UHF-band transponders, with a coverage area extending from America to eastern Asia.
Astrium is prime contractor for the German military telecommunications system’s space segment, which will comprise two satellites to be launched by Arianespace. Integration of both relay spacecraft is the responsibility of Thales Alenia Space, with the satellites based on the Spacebus platform. The payloads are provided by Astrium subsidiary TESAT.
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