Direct-broadcast satellite

(For the Japanese communication satellites, see Broadcasting Satellite (Japanese).) A direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) is a type of artificial satellite which usually broadcasts satellite television signals for home reception. SES launched the Astra 1A satellite to provide services to homes across Europe receivable on dishes of just 90 cm and, although these mostly used PAL video format and FSS frequencies with linear polarization, the DBS name slowly came to be applied to all Astra satellites and services too.

Direct-broadcast satellite

(For the Japanese communication satellites, see Broadcasting Satellite (Japanese).) A direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) is a type of artificial satellite which usually broadcasts satellite television signals for home reception. SES launched the Astra 1A satellite to provide services to homes across Europe receivable on dishes of just 90 cm and, although these mostly used PAL video format and FSS frequencies with linear polarization, the DBS name slowly came to be applied to all Astra satellites and services too.