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Important Information

    How to Receive NASA Television's Occasional HD Programming

    NASA TV Downlink Parameters:
    Uplink provider = Americom
    Satellite = AMC 6
    Transponder = 17C
    72 Degrees West
    Transmission Format: DVB-S
    Downlink Frequency: 4040 MHz
    Polarity: Vertical
    FEC= 3/4
    Data Rate= 36.860 MHz
    Symbol Rate = 26.665 Ms/s

    NASA Johnson Space Center HD Programming:
    HD Program = 106
    Video PID = 90
    AC-3 Audio PID = 91
    MPEG-1 Layer II Audio PID = 92

    NASA Kennedy Space Center HD Programming:
    HD Program = 105
    Video PID = 87
    AC-3 Audio PID = 88
    MPEG-1 Layer II Audio PID =89



    In the continental United States, NASA Television's Public, Education and Media channels are carried by MPEG-2 digital C-band signal on AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, Transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. They're available in Alaska and Hawaii on an MPEG-2 digital C-band signal accessed via satellite AMC-7, transponder 18C, 137 degrees west longitude, 4060 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is required for reception. Analog NASA TV is no longer available.

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