The reason for sudden cut-off of television channels today (4th October)
Posted on: 04/Oct/2016 6:39:25 PM
The TV programmes telecast got cut-off today (Tuesday, 4th October) afternoon due to the solar storm.
Generally, the satellites are stationed over the equator at a distance of 22300 miles from the Earth. During the months February-March, and September-October, the Sun, the satellites, and the receiving stations located on the Earth come in a single straight line. So, the satellites are rendered inactive.
The reason for the satellites rendered ineffective is that the receiving stations located on the earth cannot distinguish (differentiate) between the energy released by the Sun and the signals released by the satellites.
The solar storm time depends on the factors like the location of the antenna on the earth, the orbit path of the satellites over the Earth, the size and capacity of the antenna and the wavelengths of the received signals.
However, the inaction of the satellite lasts only for a very small period in the order of minutes.
When the Sun, the satellite, and the signal receiving stations on the earth operate in the same direction, the inaction of the satellite occurs for a few minutes.
As the Sun nears the satellite and the receiving stations, the inaction time of the satellite tends to increase. When these 3 are in a perfect straight line, the inaction time is more. As soon as the Sun moves, the inaction period tends to come down.
