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By Frédéric SCHMITT, the Lundi 20 Janvier 2020 à 23:52
Satellite Eutelsat 5 West B: what impact for the reception of FRANSAT?
The Eutelsat 5 West B satellite will be put into service during the night of 20 to 21 January and on this occasion, FRANSAT will communicate with professionals about upcoming operations.
As we know, the failure of a solar panel on the Eutelsat 5 West B satellite will not allow it to use all of the capacity initially planned, but the operator guarantees that the satellite will deliver nominal power performance and have a lifespan. normal.
From January 21, a first set of services including the block of free DTT channels will be transferred from Eutelsat 5 West A to Eutelsat 5 West B, then on February 6 by the majority of complementary free TV and radio. For the rest of the channels and services offered by FRANSAT, operations will be carried out later.
In principle, this operation will be transparent for all households receiving satellite television via FRANSAT. In the event of a reception problem, which was not the case before January 21, this may be due to incorrect adjustment of the satellite dish. In this case, it will be necessary to adjust the setting as best as possible. An antennist will be able to perform this operation,
In summary, the malfunction of the solar panel of the Eutelsat 5 West B satellite does not jeopardize the distribution of the Fransat bouquet. On the other hand, the adjustment of the parabola will have to be perfect .
