DirecTV-12

DirecTV-12
DirecTV-12
Operator DirecTV
Major contractors Boeing
ILS (LSP)
Bus BSS-702
Launch date December 29, 2009
Carrier rocket Proton-M/Briz-M
Mission duration 15 years
Orbital elements
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 76° W (former - testing)
102.765° W (current)
Transponders
Capacity 500 MHz

DirecTV-12, also known as D12, is a Boeing model 702 satellite built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center. It was launched on December 29, 2009 and became operational on May 19, 2010. It is used by DirecTV to provide additional high definition channels and Video on demand content, as well as 3DTV channels and content.

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Technology

This satellite is similar to DirecTV-10 and DirecTV-11, but will feature a 17/24 GHz BSS payload carrying the moniker RB-2A.[1] It is planned to be co-located with SPACEWAY-1 and DirecTV-10 at or very near 102.8°W.[2]

Launch data

On November 27, the satellite was shipped to Baikonur from the Boeing facility in El Segundo, California.[3][4][5]

D12 was launched successfully by International Launch Services on December 29, 2009 at 6:22 AM Kahzakstan time (00:22 UTC) [6] from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an Enhanced Proton Breeze-M rocket. The launch was televised live on DirecTV channel 577, on C-Band satellite, and online at ILS's website.[7]

Testing stage

DirecTV-12 reached 76° W on February 11, 2010 and began testing 2 days later. After 3 weeks of scheduled testing, RB-2A began being tested. On April 23, D12 was granted a Special Temporary Authority to continue testing at 76° W for 30 more days.[8] Testing was completed in late April.

Drift to final position

On March 31, 2010 DirecTV filed a Special Temporary Authority for permission to drift to its final position at 103° W.[9] It was granted on April 23.[10] It reached its final position on May 11 and began operations on May 13.[11] Boeing handed the satellite over to DirecTV on May 17.[12]

Broadcasting to customers

D12 is expected to increase DirecTV's national HD channel capacity to over 200 channels, and expand its availability of local channels in HD. DirecTV has stated the new satellite will be used to add up to 70 HD channels in 2010 [13] and expand its pay-per-view movie service DirecTV Cinema to up to 400 on demand titles.[14] It also carries 3DTV channels. DirecTV began adding new HD channels on May 19 and continued June 23 and later in the summer. DirecTV added the first 3D channel to D12, ESPN 3D, on June 11, and new channels n3D and a pay-per-view 3D movie channel on July 1. A few more HD channels were added onto it in the fall of 2010, the winter of 2010-11, and the spring and summer of 2011.

See also

DirecTV satellite fleet

References


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