PAS-9
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| Launch Date | July 28, 2000 |
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| Lifetime | 15 year |
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PAS-9 is a PanAmSat Atlantic Ocean region satellite delivers communications services throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Western Europe. Following its launch from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean (Sea Launch), PAS-9 succeeded the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58 degrees west longitude, serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing Internet and data services.
PAS-9 also serves as the transmission platform for Sky Mexico's direct-to-home (DTH) service. The service employs a dozen Ku-band transponders on PAS-9 for the digital delivery of more than 160 channels directly to consumers' homes.
On 11 September 2001, the Al Jazeera network used the PAS 9 to broadcast the tragedies occurring in New York into Qatar.
[edit] PAS-9 highlights
- The high-power platform from which more than a dozen of international broadcasters and programmers deliver their content throughout the Americas, including the United Kingdom's BBC; Germany's Deutsche Welle; Japan's NHK; Venezuela's Cisneros; Portugal's RTP; and the United States' Eternal Word Television Network, ESPN and HBO Olé Partners.
- The permanent platform for Sky Mexico's DTH television service.
- Comprehensive coverage enabling the Napa, California teleport facility to access the satellite, which permits signal turnaround between the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas and Europe.
[edit] PAS-9 customers
- BBC
- Caracol TV International
- Caracol Televisión
- Christian Vision
- Cinecanal
- Cisneros
- Deutsche Welle
- Discovery
- DLA
- Enlace Continental
- EWTN
- Hallmark
- HBO
- RTP
- Sky Mexico
- Television Nacional Chile
- Telemundo
- 3ABN
