Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:16:00
Wednesday May 27, 2015
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Sky Central America and Caribbean is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic. It produces TV content and owns several TV channels. It is one of Mexico's leading pay-TV providers and is owned by Televisa and AT&T International, a subsidiary of AT&T.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
2,962 kilograms
The DirecTV satellite fleet is a group of communications satellites located at various geostationary orbits for the DirecTV satellite television service and HughesNet (formerly known as DirecWAY and DirecPC) internet service.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,205 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$200.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 53m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 10,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
15,120 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 17m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
79th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2015
225th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2015
28th
Orbital launch attempt