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25
Solar Interference Spring 2019
Posted by Dimitris Stavropoulos on 25 February 2019 10:35 PM

During the next couple of weeks your service might experience brief outages due to solar interference. This is a normal occurrence that happens twice (during Spring and Fall) a year and unfortunately cannot be avoided. The reason for the interference is because the sun and the satellite align in the field of view of the receiving antenna and the sun's radiation overwhelm the satellite signals. The sun interference will affect your service briefly every day for a period of a few days.

Please be aware the below calculations are being made for our antennas in our Teleport and the outages varies for each location. 

 

Satellite name: EXPRESS-AM6 Satellite Position: 53 °E C-Band

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 08:22:30

03/01/2019 08:26:07

03/01/2019 08:24:19

03/01/2019 09:22:30 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:26:07 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:24:19 UTC+1

03m37s

-0.33

15.8

03/02/2019 08:21:54

03/02/2019 08:26:21

03/02/2019 08:24:07

03/02/2019 09:21:54 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:26:21 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:24:07 UTC+1

04m27s

0.051

19.4

03/03/2019 08:22:30

03/03/2019 08:25:20

03/03/2019 08:23:55

03/03/2019 09:22:30 UTC+1

03/03/2019 09:25:20 UTC+1

03/03/2019 09:23:55 UTC+1

02m49s

0.433

13.1

 

Satellite name: INTELSAT 21 Satellite Position: 58 °W (302.0 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 16:22:24

03/01/2019 16:24:58

03/01/2019 16:23:41

03/01/2019 17:22:24 UTC+1

03/01/2019 17:24:58 UTC+1

03/01/2019 17:23:41 UTC+1

02m34s

-0.38

9.3

03/02/2019 16:21:29

03/02/2019 16:25:28

03/02/2019 16:23:29

03/02/2019 17:21:29 UTC+1

03/02/2019 17:25:28 UTC+1

03/02/2019 17:23:29 UTC+1

03m59s

-0.00

16.7

03/03/2019 16:22:00

03/03/2019 16:24:33

03/03/2019 16:23:16

03/03/2019 17:22:00 UTC+1

03/03/2019 17:24:33 UTC+1

03/03/2019 17:23:16 UTC+1

02m33s

0.383

9.2

 

Satellite name: YAMAL 402 Satellite Position: 55°E

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 08:16:03

03/01/2019 08:16:24

03/01/2019 08:16:13

03/01/2019 09:16:03 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:16:24 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:16:13 UTC+1

00m20s

-0.35

1.9

03/02/2019 08:14:37

03/02/2019 08:17:26

03/02/2019 08:16:02

03/02/2019 09:14:37 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:17:26 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:16:02 UTC+1

02m48s

0.031

16.4

 

Satellite name: ARABSAT-5C Satellite Position: 20.00 °E

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 10:45:08

03/01/2019 10:48:27

03/01/2019 10:46:47

03/01/2019 11:45:08 UTC+1

03/01/2019 11:48:27 UTC+1

03/01/2019 11:46:47 UTC+1

03m18s

-0.07

19.7

03/02/2019 10:45:28

03/02/2019 10:47:43

03/02/2019 10:46:35

03/02/2019 11:45:28 UTC+1

03/02/2019 11:47:43 UTC+1

03/02/2019 11:46:35 UTC+1

02m15s

0.311

9.5

 

Satellite name: EXPRESS-AM8 Satellite Position: 14.00 °W (346.0 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 13:14:52

03/01/2019 13:17:39

03/01/2019 13:16:16

03/01/2019 14:14:52 UTC+1

03/01/2019 14:17:39 UTC+1

03/01/2019 14:16:16 UTC+1

02m46s

-0.06

15.7

03/02/2019 13:15:31

03/02/2019 13:16:37

03/02/2019 13:16:04

03/02/2019 14:15:31 UTC+1

03/02/2019 14:16:37 UTC+1

03/02/2019 14:16:04 UTC+1

01m06s

0.324

2.3

 

Satellite name: INTELSAT 34 Satellite Position: 55.50 °W (304.5 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 16:12:18

03/01/2019 16:14:30

03/01/2019 16:13:24

03/01/2019 17:12:18 UTC+1

03/01/2019 17:14:30 UTC+1

03/01/2019 17:13:24 UTC+1

02m11s

-0.36

6.9

03/02/2019 16:11:24

03/02/2019 16:15:00

03/02/2019 16:13:12

03/02/2019 17:11:24 UTC+1

03/02/2019 17:15:00 UTC+1

03/02/2019 17:13:12 UTC+1

03m35s

0.024

16.7

03/03/2019 16:12:13

03/03/2019 16:13:46

03/03/2019 16:13:00

03/03/2019 17:12:13 UTC+1

03/03/2019 17:13:46 UTC+1

03/03/2019 17:13:00 UTC+1

01m32s

0.407

4.6

 

Satellite name: EXPRESS-AM6 Satellite Position: 53 °E Ku-Band

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 08:23:35

03/01/2019 08:25:03

03/01/2019 08:24:19

03/01/2019 09:23:35 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:25:03 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:24:19 UTC+1

01m28s

-0.33

3.0

03/02/2019 08:22:37

03/02/2019 08:25:37

03/02/2019 08:24:07

03/02/2019 09:22:37 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:25:37 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:24:07 UTC+1

02m59s

0.051

16.2

 

Satellite name: INTELSAT 10-02 [PM] Satellite Position: 1 °W (359.0 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

02/28/2019 12:18:32

02/28/2019 12:20:04

02/28/2019 12:19:18

02/28/2019 13:18:32 UTC+1

02/28/2019 13:20:04 UTC+1

02/28/2019 13:19:18 UTC+1

01m31s

-0.41

4.5

03/01/2019 12:17:19

03/01/2019 12:20:55

03/01/2019 12:19:07

03/01/2019 13:17:19 UTC+1

03/01/2019 13:20:55 UTC+1

03/01/2019 13:19:07 UTC+1

03m35s

-0.03

16.6

03/02/2019 12:17:48

03/02/2019 12:20:02

03/02/2019 12:18:55

03/02/2019 13:17:48 UTC+1

03/02/2019 13:20:02 UTC+1

03/02/2019 13:18:55 UTC+1

02m14s

0.353

7.1

 

Satellite name: INTELSAT 10 [PM] Satellite Position: 47.50 °E

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 08:46:34

03/01/2019 08:49:06

03/01/2019 08:47:50

03/01/2019 09:46:34 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:49:06 UTC+1

03/01/2019 09:47:50 UTC+1

02m31s

-0.27

8.3

03/02/2019 08:46:02

03/02/2019 08:49:15

03/02/2019 08:47:38

03/02/2019 09:46:02 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:49:15 UTC+1

03/02/2019 09:47:38 UTC+1

03m13s

0.108

15.4

 

Satellite name: SES-6 Satellite Position: 40.50 °W (319.5 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 15:08:37

03/01/2019 15:12:11

03/01/2019 15:10:24

03/01/2019 16:08:37 UTC+1

03/01/2019 16:12:11 UTC+1

03/01/2019 16:10:24 UTC+1

03m34s

-0.22

14.1

03/02/2019 15:08:18

03/02/2019 15:12:05

03/02/2019 15:10:12

03/02/2019 16:08:18 UTC+1

03/02/2019 16:12:05 UTC+1

03/02/2019 16:10:12 UTC+1

03m46s

0.159

15.4

 

Satellite name: EUTELSAT 70B Satellite Position: 70.50 °E

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/02/2019 07:08:51

03/02/2019 07:12:15

03/02/2019 07:10:33

03/02/2019 08:08:51 UTC+1

03/02/2019 08:12:15 UTC+1

03/02/2019 08:10:33 UTC+1

03m24s

-0.15

14.9

03/03/2019 07:08:49

03/03/2019 07:11:53

03/03/2019 07:10:21

03/03/2019 08:08:49 UTC+1

03/03/2019 08:11:53 UTC+1

03/03/2019 08:10:21 UTC+1

03m04s

0.234

12.3

 

Satellite name: TELSTAR 12V Satellite Position: 15 °W (345.0 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 13:19:03

03/01/2019 13:21:50

03/01/2019 13:20:27

03/01/2019 14:19:03 UTC+1

03/01/2019 14:21:50 UTC+1

03/01/2019 14:20:27 UTC+1

02m46s

-0.06

15.6

03/02/2019 13:19:40

03/02/2019 13:20:50

03/02/2019 13:20:15

03/02/2019 14:19:40 UTC+1

03/02/2019 14:20:50 UTC+1

03/02/2019 14:20:15 UTC+1

01m10s

0.320

2.3

 

Satellite name: EXPRESS-AM7 Satellite Position: 40 °E Ku-Band

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 09:18:23

03/01/2019 09:21:36

03/01/2019 09:19:59

03/01/2019 10:18:23 UTC+1

03/01/2019 10:21:36 UTC+1

03/01/2019 10:19:59 UTC+1

03m12s

-0.20

13.3

03/02/2019 09:18:08

03/02/2019 09:21:27

03/02/2019 09:19:48

03/02/2019 10:18:08 UTC+1

03/02/2019 10:21:27 UTC+1

03/02/2019 10:19:48 UTC+1

03m18s

0.177

14.1

 

Satellite name: EXPRESS-AM7 Satellite Position: 40 °E C-Band

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/01/2019 09:17:54

03/01/2019 09:22:04

03/01/2019 09:19:59

03/01/2019 10:17:54 UTC+1

03/01/2019 10:22:04 UTC+1

03/01/2019 10:19:59 UTC+1

04m10s

-0.20

18.1

03/02/2019 09:17:40

03/02/2019 09:21:55

03/02/2019 09:19:48

03/02/2019 10:17:40 UTC+1

03/02/2019 10:21:55 UTC+1

03/02/2019 10:19:48 UTC+1

04m14s

0.177

18.4

 

Satellite name: GALAXY 13 Satellite Position: 127.0 °W (233.0 °E)

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/11/2019 20:17:43

03/11/2019 20:21:01

03/11/2019 20:19:22

03/11/2019 21:17:43 UTC+1

03/11/2019 21:21:01 UTC+1

03/11/2019 21:19:22 UTC+1

03m17s

-0.16

14.4

03/12/2019 20:17:36

03/12/2019 20:20:36

03/12/2019 20:19:06

03/12/2019 21:17:36 UTC+1

03/12/2019 21:20:36 UTC+1

03/12/2019 21:19:06 UTC+1

03m00s

0.231

12.0

 

Satellite name: EUTELSAT 172B Satellite Position: 172.0 °E

Start Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
UTC
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Start Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

End Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Peak Interference
Local Time
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Duration
Time
hh:mm

Min.
Separation
Degrees

Peak
CN
Degradation
[dB]

03/12/2019 00:59:15

03/12/2019 01:01:59

03/12/2019 01:00:37

03/12/2019 01:59:15 UTC+1

03/12/2019 02:01:59 UTC+1

03/12/2019 02:00:37 UTC+1

02m44s

-0.09

14.4

03/13/2019 00:59:40

03/13/2019 01:01:02

03/13/2019 01:00:21

03/13/2019 01:59:40 UTC+1

03/13/2019 02:01:02 UTC+1

03/13/2019 02:00:21 UTC+1

01m22s

0.308

2.5

 



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