Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
DirecTV-10 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
DirecTV, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-102.74 |
Perigee (km) |
35785 |
Apogee (km) |
35788 |
Eccentricity |
3.55817015169665E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5900 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
3700 |
Power (watts) |
18000 |
Date of Launch |
07-07-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2007-032A |
NORAD Number |
31862 |
Comments |
32 broad-beam Ka band; 55 spot-beam Ka-band transponders; will provide HDTV to CONUS. |