DBS 1

USA

Later renamed DirecTV 1

Launch data:

Designation 22930 / 93078A
Launch date 18 Dec 1993
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle Ariane-44L (V62)
MissionCommunication, Direct TV
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min
Geostationary orbit on 2009, Feb 23.59:
Perigee / Apogee 36128 x 36175 km
Inclination 0.28 deg
Period 1454.77 min

One of the 2 control processor failed.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Hughes Electronics Corp.
Operator DirecTV
Platform  Hughes HS-601
Mass at launch  2923 kg
Dry Mass 1727 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Equipment 16 Ku-band transponders
Solar array 2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization  
Propulsion R-4D-11
DC power  4300 W
Design lifetime  15 yrs

Location:

Begin PositionRemarks
L: 18 Dec 1993 101.2°W 
Dec 1999109.8°W 
2005101.1°W 
10 Feb 200992°W manoeuvred off-station and is drifting to the west
manoeuvred to a retirement orbit Feb 23.

Mission details:


Comments:

In-orbit backup; high resolution TV broadcast; USA and Western Hemispheric countries.
Ref.: #7(JR548), #14, #225(09.01, 09.02), #226 - update: 28.11.09 Home