The satellite
Eutelsat W5 remained partially unoperative during the night from June 16 until June 17 with four
transpondedores rendered useless. Affected in this moment the
satcesc viewers were the
satcescs areas of this
satcescl of
satcesc Europe, of
satcesc Middle East and it divides of
satcesc Asia, which was seen surprised to the
pode satcescr to receive the
satcesc señcescal of
satcesc no channel of
satcesc television that there was expressing across
satcescl
sa satcesctélite
Eutelsa satcesct W5.
The
Eutelsa satcesct W5 16 suffered in the
satcesc night of
satcescl to 17 of
satcesc in June a
satcesctectada anomaly in a part of
satcesc his subsystem of
satcesc feeding of
satcesc energy.
The builder of
satcescl
sa satcesctélite, the French
satcesc compañesía satcesc Thales Alenia
Space opened an investigation for of
satcescterminar the exact motive of
satcesc this technical problem with the target of
satcesc that is not repeated.
As preventive measurement,
Eutelsa satcesct reduced the number of active
satcesc transponde satcescdores of
satcesc this
sa satcesctélite therefore it had that of
satcescrivar the services that 70,5th East gives in to other repeaters. Now fifth
transpondedor is informed about the loss of this one.
The circumstance happens that the previous closing of four
transpondedores after the loss of one of two solar panels met the disappearance of the Chinese channel New Tang
Dynasty (NTDTV) for not being able to spread his sign.
The
Eutelsa satcesct W5 is used by a score of
satcesc cade satcescnas of
satcesc television of
satcesc stable form, between her
satcescs
VoA, the
satcesc operator
RRSat,
NDT TV or the
satcesc of
satcesc Honk Kong,
TVB. Nevertheless, the majority of
satcesc his operation capacity takes root in the
satcesc satcesc feeds diffusion or
enla satcescces technical staff.

Trace of coverage of the satellite Eutelsat W5
(SatCesc, 08/09/08)