Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
DirecTV-9S |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
DirecTV, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-101.08 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284656988329063 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2364 |
Power (watts) |
13900 |
Date of Launch |
13-10-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2006-043A |
NORAD Number |
29494 |
Comments |
52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; direct-to-home, voice, video and internet. |