Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
DirecTV-1R |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Satellite Communications Co. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
55.9 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000201629641929477 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3420 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2304 |
Power (watts) |
8,700 (BOL) |
Date of Launch |
10-10-1999 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes Electronics Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
1999-056A |
NORAD Number |
25937 |
Comments |
First commercial launch by Sea Launch consortium (American, Russian, Ukrainian companies). Sold to RSCC in 2012 to shore up Bonum-1. |