Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Sea Launch
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
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Date
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 03:28:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4347 ever
Mission
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.