War in Afghanistan — War Freq Listings For 2001 Conflict

The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001, was launched by the United States and the United Kingdom in response to the September 11 2001 attacks. It was the beginning of the War on Terror. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy Al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime which had provided support and safe harbor to Al-Qaeda.

Two military operations in Afghanistan seek to establish control over the country. Operation Enduring Freedom is a combat operation involving coalition partners led by the United States against Al-Qaeda remnants, primarily in the eastern and southern parts of the country along the Pakistan border. The second operation is the International Security Assistance Force, established by the international community in 2002 to stabilize the country. NATO assumed control of ISAF the following year. By May 2008, ISAF had an estimated 47,000 troops from 40 countries, with NATO members providing the core of the force. The United States has approximately 17,000 troops in ISAF.

Below is a list of Ad-Hoc war feeds via satellite from Quetta, Northern Afghanistan, Islamabad and Bahrain destined to various networks — mainly British and U.S . Europe*Star 1 at 45E being particularly active. All data logged from the third quarter of 2001 to the first quarter of 2002 from Europe.

SATELLITE	FREQ	POL	SR	FEC	IDENT	FORMAT	BROADCASTER / LOCATION
45 Deg East
Europe*Star 1	11.465	V	5643	3/4	Reuters Newsforce UKI579	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	Various / Quetta
Europe*Star 1	11.470	V	5632	3/4	CNN QUETTA	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	CNN feeds / Quetta
Europe*Star 1	11.481	V	6111	3/4	T------ S-----	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	TV Asahi feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.535	V	5632	3/4	Service 1	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	ABC News feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.537	V	5632	3/4	UKI-302 KABUL	DVB MPEG-2 4:2:2	BBC feeds / Kabul
Europe*Star 1	11.544	V	5632	3/4	Service 1	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	CBS feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.553	V	5632	3/4	UKI-44 NTL ENC2	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	APTN feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.565	V	5632	3/4	UKI-28 SIS 3	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	ITN feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.659	V	5632	3/4	Path 1 PAL, 2 Audio	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	BBC & Reuters feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.669	V	5632	3/4	Path2 Audios	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	BBC & Reuters feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	11.688	V	5632	3/4	PACSAT KU 17 Path 1	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	FOX feeds / ?
Europe*Star 1	11.676	V	5632	3/4	LOCKED ON 1 # 1	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	FOX feeds / Kabul
Europe*Star 1	11.685	V	5632	3/4	Service 1	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	APTN feeds / Peshawar
Europe*Star 1	12.520	V	5632	3/4	4.2.2 TX 8Mbits	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	Sky News feeds / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	12.540	V	2900	3/4	IHA NEWS ISLAMABAD	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	Various / Islamabad
Europe*Star 1	12.605	V	5632	3/4	UKI 685 SKY NEWS 420	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	Sky News feeds / Bahrain
Europe*Star 1	12.612	V	5632	3/4	LOCKED ON PATH # 2	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	FOX News feeds / Amman
Europe*Star 1	12.635	V	6111	3/4	NON-CAT THAILAND	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	(Ad-Hoc Re-feed of PTV Pakistan)
36 Deg East
Eutelsat Seasat	11.480	H	9742	5/6	ISLAMABAD 1 2 3	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	NBC feeds mux / Islamabad
Eutelsat Seasat	11.493	H	5768	5/6	DANA 1 2	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	NBC feeds mux / Kabul
10 Deg East
Eutelsat W1	12.628	V	5632	3/4	SATLINK MILLENIUM	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	APTN Pakistan Re-feeds
7 Deg East
Eutelsat W3	11.044	V	6666	7/8	EBU BAHRAIN	DVB MPEG-2 4:2:2	EBU feeds / Bahrain
Eutelsat W3	11.095	H	4342	7/8	EBU Kabul Path 1	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	EBU feeds / Kabul
Eutelsat W3	11.100	H	4342	7/8	EBU Kabul Path 2	DVB MPEG-2 4:20	EBU feeds / Kabul
15 Deg West
Telstar 12	11.521	V	5350	3/4	UKI-159	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	NBC feeds / Islamabad
Telstar 12	11.600	V	5770	5/6	ISLAMABAD 1	DVB MPEG-2 NTSC	NBC feeds / Islamabad