Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
DirecTV 12
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 · 00:22 UTC
Mission
/01A satellite built by Boeing used by DirecTV to provide additional HD channels and video on demand content.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced
Variant: Briz-M Enhanced
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.040° N, 63.032° E
126
Pad Launches
1331
Location Launches
149
Agency Launches
78
Orbital This Year