SPECIAL NOTICE NASA Television Has Moved to AMC 3 Satellite Cable and satellite providers can now access NASA TV on AMC 3 Transponder 15C. NASA TV's Live Interactive Media Outlet (LIMO Channel) is available at AMC 3 Transponder 9C. › More Information How to Receive NASA Television's Occasional HD Programming
NASA TV Downlink Parameters: Uplink provider = Americom Satellite = AMC 3 Transponder = 15C Orbital Position= 87 Degrees West Transmission Format= DVB-S, 4:2:0 Downlink Frequency= 4000 MHz Downlink Polarity= Horizontal FEC= 3/4 Data Rate= 38.860 Mhz Symbol Rate = 28.1115
NASA TV HD Programming: HD Program = 105 Video PID = 82 AC-3 Audio PID = 238 MPEG-1 Layer II Audio PID =83
Getting NASA Television via Satellite: In the United States, NASA Television's Public, Education and Media channels are MPEG-2 digital C-band signals carried by QPSK/DVB-S modulation on satellite AMC-3, transponder 15C, at 87 degrees west longitude. Downlink frequency is 4000 MHz, horizontal polarization, with a data rate of 38.86 Mhz, symbol rate of 28.1115 Ms/s, and ¾ FEC. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) is needed for reception.
