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DirecTV-1R

Zenit

Sea Launch

Launch Status
Success

Mission

DirecTV-1R

Type: Communications

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.

Trajectory

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Location

Launch Platform Odyssey

Sea Launch

43 rockets have launched from Sea Launch.

Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Rocket

Zenit 3SL – Sea Launch

  • Family: Zenith
  • Length: 4.6 m
  • Diameter: 0.42 m
  • Launch Mass: 0 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 0 kg

The Zenit 3SL was manufactured by Sea Launch with the first launch on . Zenit 3SL has 33 successful launches and 3 failed launches with a total of 36 launches.

Agency

Sea Launch – SL

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: SL
  • Country: RUS
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