Which Are the DirecTV Satellites?

The DirecTV satellite fleet is nothing short of impressive. Starting with 1993, when the first satellite was launched, the number of satellites has been continuously increasing. This only goes to show the company’s strength. Now here’s a list of all the satellites, their main characteristics, and also the ones which are planned in the near future.

DirecTV-1 – Hughes Electronics HS-601 satellite 
Launch date:                 December 17th, 1993.
Orbital slot:                   109.8° W
Mass:                           2860 kg
Launch site:                  Kourou, French Guyana

DirecTV-2 - Hughes Electronics HS-601 satellite 
Launch date:                 August 3rd, 1994
Orbital Slot:                  100.8° W
Mass:                           2860 kg
Launch site:                  Cape Canaveral

DirecTV-1R - Hughes Electronics HS-601HP satellite
Launch date:                 October 10th, 1999
Orbital slot:                   72.5° W
Mass:                           3446 kg
Launch site:                  Pacific Ocean

DirecTV-4S - Hughes Electronics HS-601HP satellite
Launch Date:                November 27th 2001
Orbital Slot:                  101.2° W
Mass:                           4260 kg
Launch site:                  Kourou, French Guyana

DirecTV-5 - Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 satellite
Launch date:                 May 7th 2002
Orbital Slot:                  109.8° W        
Mass:                           3640 kg
Launch site:                  Baikonur

DirecTV-6 - Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 satellite
Launch date:                 March 9th 1997
Out of service due to a solar flare

DirecTV-7S - Space Systems/Loral LS-1300 satellite
Launch date:                 May 4th, 2004
Orbital Slot:                  119.0° W
Mass:                           5483 kg
Launch site:                  Pacific Ocean

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