NTV channel appeared on the new Gazprom Space Systems’ TV platform

Several days ago Gazprom Space Systems announced about the start of satellite TV broadcasting from new for Russia 55°E orbital position. A carrier was uplinked to ASTRA 1F satellite from the Telecommunication Center, located in Schelkovo, and TV channel Raz TV started broadcasting in the test mode. NTV channel also decided to test new Gazprom Space Systems’ TV platform and on March 28 the NTV+3 channel double started broadcasting via this satellite.

Several days ago Gazprom Space Systems announced about the start of satellite TV broadcasting from new for Russia 55°E orbital position. A carrier was uplinked to ASTRA 1F satellite from the Telecommunication Center, located in Schelkovo, and TV channel Raz TV started broadcasting in the test mode. NTV channel also decided to test new Gazprom Space Systems’ TV platform and on March 28 the NTV+3 channel double started broadcasting via this satellite.

Now Gazprom Space Systems upgrades its TV facilities in order to provide the possibility to expand TV package broadcasted via ASTRA 1F up to 14 programs by summer.

After the launch of Yamal-402 satellite having a wider coverage zone and the lifetime of 15 years to the 55°E orbital position at the end of this year broadcasting of the formed TV package will be moved from ASTRA 1F to the new satellite.

NTV is a client of Gazprom Space Systems for a long time. Now three doubles of NTV channels are broadcasting via satellite (Yamal-201 and Yamal-202 satellites) and ground infrastructure of the satellite operator. Another four doubles of this channel included into the digital packages are broadcasted via Yamal satellites as a part of the first multiplex, which are distributed almost on the whole country’s territory for the benefit of the implementation of the Federal Target Program Development of TV and Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation.


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