2005 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
DirecTV-8
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The DirecTV 8 satellite provides selectable medium and high power Ku-band broadcast services to the U.S. on up to 32 transponders. The service is optimized to support the current and next generation higher coding rate services that DirecTV provides.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 22, 2005 at 05:59 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L)
- Mission
- DirecTV-8
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit