Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
DirecTV 9S is a high-power spot beam satellite that will enable DirecTV to serve additional markets. Serving high-quality local and national digit video service. Optus D1 is a communications satellite serving many customers. LDREX was an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.
Where to watch
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
Ariane 5 ECA: specs, record and next flights → Arianespace: all its launches →
MissionDedicated Rideshare · GTO
Dedicated Rideshare · GTO
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTV 9S 2006-043A | Payload | 36079 × 36161 km · 2.8° | Globe |
| OPTUS D1 2006-043B | Payload | 35771 × 35804 km · 3.4° | Globe |
| LDREX-2 2006-043C | Payload | re-entered 2010-09-30 | |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2006-043D | Debris | re-entered 2008-07-21 | |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2006-043E | Rocket body | 210 × 21751 km · 6.9° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2006-043. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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