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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:10:00
Thursday June 9, 2016
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The Proton-M booster underperformed, but the Briz-M upper stage was able to fully compensate for the booster's underperformance.
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced in September 2011 that it has been awarded a contract to provide two high-power hybrid C- and Ku-band satellites, called Intelsat 30 and 31 or DLA 1 and 2, to Intelsat for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service in Latin America. The two satellites are operated by Intelsat, which provides the complete Ku-band capacity of them to DIRECTV Latin America, a DTH digital television services operator in Latin America. The Ku-band payloads, refered to as DLA 1 and 2, are used to expand DTH entertainment offerings and provide backup and restoration services. The two satellites were launched in 2014 and 2016, respectively, to be co-located with Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite at 95°W, which DTVLA has used since 2002. Each satellite features 10 C-band transponders for Intelsat’s own use for expanding its business in the growing Latin American market. The two satellites are designed based on the decades-proven Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform and the first is scheduled to launch in 2014. They are contracted to provide service for a minimum of 15 years.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,450 kilograms
Manufacturer
KhrunichevPrice
$65.00 million
Rocket
Height: 58.18m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 6,900 kg
Liftoff Thrust
10,027 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 15.26m
Stages
4
98th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2016
35th
Orbital launch attempt