DirecTV-1R

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To expand channel capacity and strengthen in-orbit redundancy, DirecTV, Inc., ordered a new satellite from Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) in 1998. The new spacecraft, called DirecTV 1-R, is a Hughes HS-601HP model satellite scheduled that was launched in October 1999 under a…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Rocket and boosterZenit 3SL
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Zenit 3SL

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
DIRECTV 1R 1999-056A Payload 36132 × 36184 km · 10.9° Globe
BLOCK DM-SL R/B 1999-056B Rocket body 2681 × 35730 km · 0.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 1999-056. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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