Satellites and Their Orbits
Defunct satellites are highlighted in gold.
| Satellite | Orbital slot | Launch date* | Launch vehicle | Satellite type | Separated mass | Mass at BOL | Mass at EOL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirecTV-01 !DirecTV-1 | 109.8°W | 01993-12-17December 17, 1993 | Ariane 4 | Hughes Electronics HS-601 | 2,970 kilograms (6,500 lb) at GTO | 1,680 kilograms (3,700 lb) | 1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb) | Defunct |
| DirecTV-02 !DirecTV-2 | 100.8°W | 01994-08-03August 3, 1994 | Atlas IIA | Hughes Electronics HS-601 | Defunct | |||
| DirecTV-03 !DirecTV-3 | 091.1°W !91.1°W | 01995-06-10June 10, 1995 | Ariane 42-P | Hughes Electronics HS-601 | Defunct | |||
| DirecTV-06 !DirecTV-6 | 109.5°W | 01997-03-09March 9, 1997 | Atlas IIA | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | Defunct | |||
| DirecTV-01R !DirecTV-1R | 057.0°E !55.8°E | 01999-10-10October 10, 1999 | Zenit-3SL | Hughes Electronics HS-601HP | ||||
| DirecTV-04S !DirecTV-4S | 101.2° W | 02001-11-27November 27, 2001 | Ariane 4 | Hughes Electronics HS-601HP | ||||
| DirecTV-05 !DirecTV-5 | 109.8° W | 02002-05-07May 7, 2002 | Proton | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | 3,640 kilograms (8,000 lb) at TO | |||
| Galaxy 3C | 099.2°W !95°W | 02002-06-15June 15, 2002 | Zenit-3SL | Boeing BSS-702 | ||||
| DirecTV-07S !DirecTV-7S | 119.0°W | 02004-05-04May 4, 2004 | Zenit-3SL | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | ||||
| DirecTV-08 !DirecTV-8 | 100.8°W | 02005-05-22May 22, 2005 | Proton M | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | ||||
| SPACEWAY-1 | 102.8°W | 02005-04-26April 26, 2005 | Zenit-3SL | Boeing BSS-702 | ||||
| SPACEWAY-2 | 099.2°W !99.2°W | 02005-11-16November 16, 2005 | Ariane 5 ECA | Boeing BSS-702 | ||||
| DirecTV-09 !DirecTV-9S | 101.1°W | 02006-10-13October 13, 2006 | Ariane 5 ECA | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | ||||
| DirecTV-10 !DirecTV-10 | 102.8°W | 02007-07-07July 7, 2007 | Proton M | Boeing BSS-702 | 5,893 kilograms (12,990 lb) at GTO | |||
| DirecTV-11 | 099.2°W !99.2°W | 02008-03-19March 19, 2008 | Zenit-3SL | Boeing BSS-702 | 6,060 kilograms (13,400 lb) at GTO | 3,700 kilograms (8,200 lb) | ||
| DirecTV-12 | 102.8°W | December 28, 2009 | Proton M | Boeing BSS-702 | ||||
| DirecTV-14 | 2014 | Ariane 5 | Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 | Planned launch | ||||
| DirecTV-15 | 2014 | Ariane 5 | Astrium Eurostar E3000 | Planned launch |
*Default sort column
- A DirecTV-2 having reached the end of its useful life span, on April 16, 2007, the FCC granted DirecTV's request to conduct operations to move the satellite out to a disposal orbit and it was subsequently removed from service in May 2007.
- B DirecTV-3 was removed from service in Oct 2002 and sent to a storage orbit as an on-orbit backup. It returned to service in 2003 having been leased to Telesat, which used the satellite as backup for its troubled Nimiq-2 at 82 degrees West under the designation Nimiq-2i. In 2004 the satellite was moved to back up Nimiq-1 and is now operated under the name Nimiq-3.
- C DirecTV-6 went out of service August 15, 2006 and sent to a graveyard orbit having suffered damage from a solar flare in April 1997 as well as other solar array and power fluctuation problems.
- D Currently being leased to the Russian Satellite Communications Company and is currently located at 55.8 degrees East as a stopgap supplement to the RSCC's aging Bonum 1 satellite due to delays of the RSCC's Express-AT1 satellite. Once Express-AT1 enters service, both Bonum 1 and DirecTV-1R are planned for deorbit.
- E Galaxy 3C is operated by Intelsat. DirecTV leases non-DBS FSS transponders for international programming under the auspices of the DirecTV World Direct package.
Read more about this topic: Direc TV Satellite Fleet
Famous quotes containing the words satellites and/or orbits:
“To the Japanese, Portugal and Russia are neutral enemies, England and America are belligerent enemies, and Germany and her satellites are friendly enemies. They draw very fine distinctions.”
—Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. Peter Voroshevski (Howard Clinton?)
“To me, however, the question of the times resolved itself into a practical question of the conduct of life. How shall I live? We are incompetent to solve the times. Our geometry cannot span the huge orbits of the prevailing ideas, behold their return, and reconcile their opposition. We can only obey our own polarity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)