DirecTV-12

Spacecraft n°:

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Launch data: Designation  36131 / 09075A Launch date  29 Dec 2009 - 00:22 UT Launch site  B, LC-200/39 Launch vehicle  Proton-M/Briz-M Mission  Commercial: Communications Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35785 x 35786 km Eccentricity  1,19E-05 Inclination  0.09 deg Period  1436.04 min

Mission details:

• High-definition for North America.
• DirecTV 12 is a 5900 kg Boeing 702 satellite for television broadcasting. It was launched by Proton-M on Dec 29 into a -386 x 173 km x 48.0 deg marginally suborbital trajectory. The Briz-M stage then made five burns to 133 x 273 km x 48 deg, 245 x 5000 km x 47 deg, 310 x 15387 km x 46 deg, 405 x 35816 km x 46 deg, and 5120 x 35786 km x 20.7 deg, where the payload separated.