S to t C and s c - The fleets of the satellites Astra and Sirius have already 2.000 chains

The fleets of the satellites Astra and Sirius have already 2.000 chains

SES Astra announces that it has reached this number of channels distributed in the orbits geostacionarias that has, emphasizing that of 28,2nd East and that of 19,2nd East

In the concrete case of the orbital positions of 19,2 � East, 28,2 � East and 23,5 � East, SES Astra happened of having 1.648 channels of television and radio to 1.864 at the end of last year.

To this number he is necessary to be added by that of the fleet of satellites Sirius, posicionados to 4,8th East. This position distributes nearly 150 channels with the forecast that keeps on increasing in the future.

This information demonstrates the position leader in Europe of the satellites Astra and Sirius, as has told Alexander Oudendijk, commercial chief of SES Astra. The manager has added that thanks to the strong commercial development in 2006, SES Astra has managed to increase the number clients as well as of that of the new services spread by the satellites.

SES Astra is the first system of direct diffusion for satellite (DTH) in Europe, with a potential hearing of 107 million hearths. The fleet Astra is shaped by 13 sat�litesc and is also the first platform of diffusion of the TVAD in Europe with already more than 26 chains HD.

(20/02/07)


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