Astra Satellite Promo (1996) part 1

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

the launch at 4:40 along witt the space footage on br alpha german channel was what got me addicted to space footage, now the ISS streams live space footage for a space fix but this was where it all started lol more than 15 years ago, proper cool vid thanks

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

it took months b4 i realised this wasnt a tv programme.. : D

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

i usedto watch this shit over and over SUPERGEEK stylee,, also spacenight, thelog burning channel, the train cam, the taxi cam, the beach cam,,, 90s tv was the fucking dogs bollocks wiiiiccckkedd

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

i waited a long time to see this oldskool shizzy thanks great uploadddd

[Problembaer4]

does anyone know the music from 03:44 to 04-34

PLZ I searched for this music almost 15 years XD

[Ishtelte]

There was a channel that had a cartoon picture and a modern jazz music went all day. It was somekind of Astra satellite channel. Does anyone know the music title?

[powermixblog]

chi sa che brano è al 3,20 min?

[Tragamin06]

i thought this was epic when i was around 7.it used to play on repeat on the astra channel and i used to watch it over and over. the music at 3:27 would give me shivers

[polghirstenskoetter]

Great memories from analog satellite TV's golden times. After moving out of my parents' house into the big city, I had to deal with crappy cable TV and missed Astra a lot. One year later I moved again into an apartment with a south-facing balcony. The first thing I did was installing a small dish to have Sat-TV again :)

[1976stuart1976]

Loved the music from 3:27 to 3:41. Don't know the name of the track though. I was 20 when I saw this in 1996 and would still fascinate me today as I've just seen the whole thing through! Thanks for the memories!

[artgro86]

@1976stuart1976 Hi! I was also looking for the song name for a couple of years, and i found it :) Its Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights.

[antster1983]

@artgro86 When I hear that I can see Alan Sugar saying "You're Fired!" (it was used as the theme to The Apprentice in the UK)

[PTTL1234]

@1976stuart1976

That is Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, No 13 Dance of the Knights

[artgro86]

Nostalgia

[snowstorm585]

haha i used to watch this on repeat when i was younger! ah the memories! gotta love those satellites!

[KATFYR]

Mate... you can't imagine the goosebumps I got when I found this.

I used to watch this all the time when I was a kid... I knew every little detail from start to finish, and it's so awesome to know I wasn't alone!

Thank you so much!

[yotienpluche]

Wow memories! thank you for the upload :) also, bump for the synth music at 0:39 , the version heard on the video and the space ambient synth music on part 2

[datachip]

Well done, but corny, even for 1996. The cheezy electronic music, the style of the script, the graphic modes - it looks like the kind of instructional films I watched in grade school in the 1960's, or now in parody on shows like The Simpsons.

The music frequently reminds me of Russian themes, and another of their promo's gives special attention to the Proton rocket over others, making me wonder if the principle owners or customers aren't based in Russia.

Bravo. 5 stars.

[AnthonyUK]

@datachip SES-Astra are based in Luxembourg Europe NOT Russia. SES-Astra used Bikenoor Russia to launch their satellites from that year on, previously they used Kourou French Guyana.

[datachip]

Thanks for the info. The film did note the location of their headquarters, but ownership could still be remote. I wouldn't even know where to look for such information. Their subsequent exclusive use of Bikenoor might support my original supposition, though there are other good reasons I'm sure to use the dependable Proton.

[gsa197]

Wow, what a great flashback!

I used to look at this over and over again at 7 o'clock in the morning, because it was the only station broadcasting interesting stuff... (I was 7)

But as I recall we didn't have the voice-over, just the exciting music.

[crimsonkola]

Loved watching this when I was a child! - still do! Does anyone know the music played from 0:39 to 1:37

Thanks in advance

[systemofrage]

glad I wasn't the only kid who loved this lol

[trip221]

no, you weren't

[tapperthorst]

Well, it is good to know that I wasn't the only one. :)

[jankob85]

@crimsonkola Also would like to know...... Someone surely knows..

[jankob85]

@crimsonkola Bump to this post, I too would like to know what song it is... Someone must know......... ;-)

[PTTL1234]

Does anyone know the song from 2:22 to 3:12 at the background?

[RS250Squid]

I spent many fascinated hours watching this, when Sky TV was just a baby. We had this diamond shaped satellite dish, satellite TV was the next big thing.

I was 11. Cute :-).

[AnthonyUK]

That diamond shaped dish was a Technisat Satennae 47cm, this dish showed poor performance on weaker ASTRA channels and couldn't resolve a good quality sparklie free UK Gold ASTRA 1B signal if it tried! Good in Germany though where signal strength of the ASTRA satellites were at their strongest.

[mrandrew07]

es gab auch in deutsch, parallel auf dem anderen Tonkanal. Der deutsche Speaker hatte eine ruhigere tiefe Stimme. :-) Brings back memories

[miIhousedaniel]

Gab es das nicht auch in deutsch?

[TinoF1980]

Thank you for Uploading. I search this video for a long time. Loved watching this when I was a kid! TY

[slimmboy85]

the good old days of satelite tv..astra eutelsat, intelsat....its all sky now =(

i used to watch this as a kid too!!!

[AnthonyUK]

NO you still can pick up european programmes, get yourself kitted out with a motorised satellite dish system with a dish of at least 90cm or more(may need planning permission for over 90cm) and a decent receiver/positioner unit and one or two card reader cams for european subscription packages(if desired and voila! there you have it).

[crimsonkola]

Loved watching this when I was a kid! Always found it fascinating. Anyone know title title of the music used right at the beginning when it shows the Astra flags?

[26dano]

i remember watching this over and over again in 1995 at 3 o'clock in the morning. I had a very early morning flight to catch from heathrow airport.

[sigmagirl1]

That music is

Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights.

[neilgraham1978]

Strangley enough I was just watching the Dr Who at the Proms concert and I heard Prokofiew being played. I instantly thought " I remember this piece of classical music, it used to be played on my brand new Sky Digi box on the Astra channel years ago "

I never thought this promtional video would be on here lol.. Thanks for the memorys to the person who posted this.

PS.. The actuall music is :Prokofiev - Montagues And Capulets

[Problembaer2]

I watched this as kid over and over again. I loved that channel. Does anyone know the song at 03:45 ?

[crimsonkola]

Wot happy memories!! I used to love watching this for hours when I was a kid, but my parents never understood why! It was always fascinating to see how the whole system works. Thanks 4 uploading!

[polghirstenskoetter]

ooh, I remember this. When bored, I used to watch those promos very often, too, and I was thrilled when I discovered that they updated the older 1994 version.

My parents always told me not to mess with the satellite receiver, but I did anyway. On this channel I managed to change the audio frequency for the first time, switching from German to English and back. Brings back a lot of memories, thanks for uploading :)

[jakeringo87]

Fascinating.

[evilleaper]

god watching this brought bk alot of memory.i remember being so awe struck watching this as a kid

[markadair]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song at 8.55 please??

I've always wanted to knwo the name of it since i first seen this!!

Thanks so much for uploading it :)

[chemariludiente]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE i,ve been 10 years to know what song it was!! and i know!

its from global communication (Tom Middleton Marc Pritchard))

TEN YEARS!

[linusevosonic]

Can you tell me the title of the song @8:55? Is Global Communication Correct? On which Album is that Song?

[linusevosonic]

sorry i ment @8:00?

[chemariludiente]

as i said in other videos

link - amenity

[chemariludiente]

I´ve lookin for that song 12 years my friend, and now i got it! ;)

Yes it´s from Global communication (Tom Middleton,Mark Pritchard) but they have a lot of pseudos (Link, Chamaleon,Reload,E231..) but they ar the same.

The song is:

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LINK - Amenity

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The background theme i think its done for this promo only, but the original has a great mood, you enjoy it! ;)

/watch?v=c7TxXsjW0qA

And sorry for my english, sometimes i think i just write like a monkey with a pencil.

[ClactonRadio]

Cool I also used to watch these over and over since 1993 when I first got satellite.

I remember I keept moving the dish to try and get rid of the black and white dots but they never went away.

[AnthonyUK]

@ClactonRadio Reason for that is a weak signal;the various transponders on the Astra system at 19.2degE are surprisingly variable in H & V modes also some transponers were slightly more optimized towards the European continent than they are to the UK hence the black and white sparklies. In Northern England from the midlands northwards this problem got even worse;I persuaded my parents in Accrington,Lancashire to get an 80cm Astra dish system and the problem went away and I specified a Nokia too.

[CyC10n345]

thanks for uploading

[jakehn388]

Not seen this for years and surprised but very pleased to see it on here.

[thunderbird1music]

hi there!......does anyone know what the piece of music is that runs from 8:00 - 8:46?.........Thank you.

[mikeyboy2810]

lol remember this when i got sky in 1993

[roxystars88]

all the music brings back memories

[roxystars88]

oh my god i remember this!! cant believe it. i used to watch it over and over again as a kid too!! memories.

[southofchaos]

me to

[CyC10n345]

and me

[jonnytcarryduff]

me2! brought back lots of memories of living in my old house as a kid when life was good and happy....

[southofchaos]

wow thanks for this mate been looking for it for a some time now I remember this from being a kid =P

[slimmboy85]

sorry for the foul language, but fuck me! i was thinking the same thing, i used to sit and watch this promo over and over again as a kid, and i havent seen this for the past 12 years!!!!lol

[southofchaos]

same here mate lol =P

[blackgadget]

Hi Does anyone know the Classical Music Piece that is used 5:23 - 7:40, I've been looking for the name to this for some time, even emailed astra but they are unable to tell me

Thanks

[sxboi86]

I too would love to know the name of that piece of music between 5:23 - 7:40.

Does anyone have any ideas?!

Thanks.

[blackgadget]

I would also like to know this, been searching for the answer for about 3 years! lol

[artgro86]

Can someone please tell me what opera is played from 3:23 to 3:40 because i'm looking for it for like 12 years now ;/ and i dont know the title :( i only knew that i saw it on astra promo once.Please can someone help me ? :(

[steeviebops]

As was I until recently. It's Romeo and Juliet, originally composed by Prokofiev.

[artgro86]

Ohh my God it's realy it ! Thank you soo much ! God bless you :D I can die happy now ^^

[slimmboy85]

could anyone tell me the song that starts at 4:43? havent heard in ages, cheers ;)

[southofchaos]

here you go /watch?v=i0kWvf6wJyw

[artgro86]

Can someone tell me what opera is played in the time from 3:23 to 3:40 ?? i know its realy short but i am loking for the opera for over 12 years ;/

[steeviebops]

Oh my god, I haven't seen this in years! First got Sky in 1996 and I remember this more than the programmes, hehe. I think it was broadcast on Astra 1D transponder 57, then later moved to 56.

The transmission was multi-lingual, you could change it to French or German by changing the audio subcarrier.

[MasakoXtreme]

Oh yeah, I remember this! Yeah there's a lot of nostalgia value to this. :D

[Visonu]

Sorry. Forget it. Stupid question to ask. Don't bother answering.

[Visonu]

What nationality was this narrator?

[AnthonyUK]

Sound is a bit wobbly;was it like that when broadcast or is it the vcr it was recorded on?

[tapperthorst]

The broadcast was perfect, the vcr was not when I digitalized.