DirecTV 15 satellite

DirecTV 15

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	40633 / 15026A
Launch date	27 May 2015 - 21:16 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	258 x 35773 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	4.4 °
Period	min

DirecTV-15

Launched together with: Sky-Mexico 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	EADS Astrium --> Airbus Defence and Space
Platform	Eurostar-3000
Operator	DirecTV
Mass at launch	6205 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	30 high power Ku-band transponders, 24 Ka-band transponders, 18 Reverse Band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power	16 kW
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

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Date	Position	Remarks
02 Jul 2015	66.8°W

Mission details:

Ariane 5 launched two communication satellites on May 27, 2015. DirecTV-15 is a 6205 kg Eurostar 3000 for DirecTV; SKYM-1 is an Orbital Geostar-2 with a mass of 3182 kg for Sky Mexico, a joint venture of DirecTV and Mexico's Televisa. By Jul 2 both satellites were in geostationary, at 66.8W and 78.8W respectively.

External links:

Spaceflight Now: Rocket information
Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR713), #12 - update: 18.02.21