1994 · United States Air Force
DirecTV 2
successAtlas IIA | DirecTV 2
DirecTV 2 is a high-powered satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) which began bringing true direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service to homes throughout North America in 1994.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 3, 1994 at 11:57 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36A
- Mission
- DirecTV 2
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit