MISSION NAME
DirecTV-1R
Status
Success
DATE
10 OCT 1999
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Sea Launch
Launch Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey
Description
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.
Zenit 3SL