Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Spaceway F1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
DirecTV, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-102.87 |
Perigee (km) |
35785 |
Apogee (km) |
35787 |
Eccentricity |
2.37214156940886E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5993 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
3691 |
Power (watts) |
12300 |
Date of Launch |
26-04-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
12.6 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2005-015A |
NORAD Number |
28644 |
Comments |
17 Ku-band transponders; high definition. |