In collaboration with media company Harmonic, NASA is going to launch an ultra-high-definition channel in North America, and planning to bring the wonders of space direct to the living rooms of families around the continent.

Rapid TV News has reported that the channel will be delivered in 4K definition. It will be including live and linear 2160p60 video ambient content to a list of TV and IP-linked devices.

NASA TV UHD video will belong to high-resolution images taken by the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope among other ongoing missions. The channel is also going to play re-mastered footage from earlier missions, footage of training procedures, and live rocket launches.

The channel is going to be launched on November 1, 2015. It will be transmitted by the AMC-18C satellite with a North American trajectory.

Presently, Harmonic is in talks with TV operators regarding carrying the channel on their satellite DTH, cable and optical networks for huge consumer access. The Internet will also show the channel, but users will need to have at least 13 Mbps access to watch the signal in high definition.

Harmonic will be playing a main role in producing the content generated by NASA missions by using their Electra X3 media processor that supports resolutions up to 2160p60. The talks are also going on the possibility of adding high dynamic range and color technologies once the channel launches. It will bring even sharper definition to viewers.