Steve Mehs
04-23-03, 02:10 AM
The Federal Communications Commission granted Cablevision and its Rainbow DBS entity an extension to launch and operate a DBS satellite at the 61.5-degree location.
In its order, the FCC extended the launch milestone for the Cablevision bird to Aug. 31, from its original date in March. The FCC order said defects were found aboard the Atlas 5 rocket that would have carried the satellite, Rainbow I. Rocket builder Lockheed Martin discovered the anomolies.
The FCC also approved modifications aboard Rainbow 1 that will allow it to deliver some of its programming with spot beams. R/L DBS, the Cablevision DBS licensee, said that by combining national programming with local and regional content delivered by the spot beams, it can provide a "differential DBS service."
R/L DBS has held the 61.5-degree authorization since 1997, taking over the license from Continental Satellite Corporation. Continental was granted the 61.5-degree authorization in 1989.
In addition to Cablevision and R/L DBS, EchoStar has frequencies at the location, where it operates a satellite.
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com) (Used with Permission)
In its order, the FCC extended the launch milestone for the Cablevision bird to Aug. 31, from its original date in March. The FCC order said defects were found aboard the Atlas 5 rocket that would have carried the satellite, Rainbow I. Rocket builder Lockheed Martin discovered the anomolies.
The FCC also approved modifications aboard Rainbow 1 that will allow it to deliver some of its programming with spot beams. R/L DBS, the Cablevision DBS licensee, said that by combining national programming with local and regional content delivered by the spot beams, it can provide a "differential DBS service."
R/L DBS has held the 61.5-degree authorization since 1997, taking over the license from Continental Satellite Corporation. Continental was granted the 61.5-degree authorization in 1989.
In addition to Cablevision and R/L DBS, EchoStar has frequencies at the location, where it operates a satellite.
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com) (Used with Permission)