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SuccessDirecTV-1R · Sea Launch
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Oct 10, 1999, 03:28 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Oct 10, 1999, 03:28 UTC – Sunday, Oct 10, 1999, 03:28 UTC
Provider
Sea Launch
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
DirecTV-1R
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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