Zenit | DirecTV-1R
Sea Launch · Zenit 3SL · Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Sea Launch's 2nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,347th orbital launch attempt
October 10, 1999Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 10, 03:28 – Oct 10, 03:28 UTC
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DirecTV-1R
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.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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