❌ The Russian Far East left without satellite TV

The cause is a serious orbital failure: the Express‑AT1 satellite at 56°E, which provided broadcasting over a vast territory from Kaliningrad to the Far Eastern Federal District, has completely gone out of service.

To restore the signal in central Russia, pay‑TV operator RSCC has decided to reposition the Express‑AT2 satellite, previously serving only the Far East from 140°E, to the 56°E orbital slot. As a result of this reshuffle, NTV‑Plus’ Far Eastern satellite broadcasting has been completely shut down.

Dozens of thousands of subscribers have been left without service, including rotational workers, mining companies and residents of remote areas of Yakutia, Chukotka and Sakhalin, where internet access is often unavailable.

Due to sanctions, leasing foreign satellites is not an option, while Russian satellite capacity is already fully utilized.

A potential switch to a satellite at 80°E would require subscribers to replace their equipment at a cost starting from 10,000 rubles, and even then signal quality could be unstable in bad weather.

NTV‑Plus has already informed partners that broadcasting will cease and is urging subscribers to move to internet‑based TV where this is technically feasible.