Status
Success
DirecTV 1R
Launch Time
Sun Oct 10, 1999 03:28 UTC
Sun Oct 10, 1999 03:28 UTC
First commercial flight from Odyssey.
Rocket
Mission Details
DirecTV 1R
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 delivery-in-orbit contract.
It is positioned at 101 degrees West longitude among DirecTV's three existing spacecraft, which are "classic" Hughes HS-601 models built by HSC. Collectively those three satellites have the capacity to deliver more than 200 channels of entertainment programming to subscribers that are equipped with DSS™ digital home receiving units, which feature an 18-inch dish.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,446.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Stats
1999
58th orbital launch attempt
Zenit
34th mission
3rd mission of 1999
25th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission