Editing DVB-S (section)

{{short description|1995 digital TV standard for satellite television}}
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'''Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite''' ('''DVB-S''') is the original [[Digital Video Broadcasting|DVB]] standard for [[satellite television]] and dates from 1995, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993 to 1997. The first commercial applications were by [[Canal+ (French TV provider)|Canal+]] in France{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} and [[Galaxy (Australian television)|Galaxy]] in Australia, enabling digitally broadcast, satellite-delivered [[television]] to the public. According to ETSI,<ref name="etsi24" /> 
{{blockquote |text=DVB-S was the first DVB standard for satellite, defining the framing structure, channel coding and modulation for 11/12 GHz satellite services.}}

It is used via satellites serving every continent of the world. DVB-S is used in both [[Multiplexing#Digital broadcasting|multiple channel per carrier]] (MCPC) and [[single channel per carrier]] modes for [[broadcast network]] feeds as well as for [[direct-broadcast satellite]] services like [[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky UK and Ireland]] via [[Astra (satellite)|Astra]] in Europe, [[Dish Network]] and [[Globecast]] in the U.S. and [[Bell Satellite TV]] in Canada.

While the actual DVB-S standard only specifies physical link characteristics and framing, the overlaid transport stream delivered by DVB-S is mandated as [[MPEG-2#Systems|MPEG-2]], known as [[MPEG transport stream]] (MPEG-TS).

Some [[amateur television]] repeaters also use this mode in the [[23-centimeter band|1.2 GHz]] amateur band.