D10 July 2007 Satellite Launch Prep-Final BLog Entry Posted

[moonman]

Directv coverage will be on channel 570...............
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Media Advisory: ILS Proton to Launch DIRECTV 10
Payload: DIRECTV 10, Boeing 702 platform

Separated Mass: Approx. 5,893 kg (12,992 lbs)

Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M

Weight at Liftoff: 691,272 kg (1.5 million lbs),including payload

Height: 56.2 m (184 ft)

Launch Date: Saturday, July 7, 2007

Launch Window Opens: 7:16 a.m. Baikonur; 1:16 GMT; 9:16 p.m. Friday, July 6 EDT; 6:16 p.m. Friday, July 6 PDT

Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan; Launch Pad 39

End User: DIRECTV, Inc., leading U.S. direct-to-home entertainment provider, El Segundo, Calif.

Satellite
Manufacturer: The Boeing Co., El Segundo, Calif.

Launch Vehicle
Manufacturer: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow

Launch Services
Provider: International Launch Services (ILS), McLean, Va.

Satellite Use: National and local high-definition DIRECTV services

Satellite Statistics:



-3rd DIRECTV satellite launched by ILS on Proton
-Orbital location: 102.8 degrees West longitude
-131 Ka-band transponders for national and spot beams
-48-meter gallium-arsenide solar array
-Anticipated service life of 15 years

Mission Profile: The Proton launch vehicle will inject the DIRECTV 10 satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The first three stages will use a standard ascent trajectory to place the Breeze M upper stage with the satellite into a suborbital trajectory, from which the Breeze M will place itself and the spacecraft into a circular parking orbit of 173 km (107.5 mi), inclined at 48 degrees. Then the Breeze M will ignite four more times to propel the satellite to its target geosynchronous transfer orbit of 35,786 km x 4,901 km (22,236 mi x 3,045 mi), inclined at 21.4 degrees. Following separation from the Breeze M, the spacecraft will perform a series of liquid apogee engine burns to raise perigee, lower inclination and circularize the orbit at the geostationary altitude of 36,000 km (22,300 mi).

Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 9 hours, 8 minutes, 40 seconds after liftoff

ILS Mission Statistics:

-2nd ILS mission this year
-326th Proton mission overall
-41st ILS mission on Proton


Live Broadcast: ILS will begin the broadcast/webcast about 8:55 p.m. EDT. DIRECTV customers can view the launch on channel 570.

More Information: Live webcast and general mission information will be available on the ILS web site at
ILS 2007

. Launch status updates are available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.

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[Questioner]

Isn't it ironic that the satellite launch mostly aimed at increasing hd capacity will not be shown in hd?

[Brewer4]

Isn't it ironic that the satellite launch mostly aimed at increasing hd capacity will not be shown in hd?

Not really. I don't expect to see coverage of laying fiber optic lines to increase HD capacity to suck up HD bandwidth that the provider does not have. Also, the cost and equipment to get it in Kazakhstan isn't justified. I would rather Directv spent the money on bonuses to the team that successfully delivers the satellite into space.

[Questioner]

"I don't expect to see coverage of laying fiber optic lines to increase HD capacity to suck up HD bandwidth that the provider does not have."

Yes, that's truly as exciting as seeing a satellite launch. But your other point is noted. Spoiled with hdnet I guess.

[ScoBuck]

blog updated again:


ILS 2007

4 DAYS TO LAUNCH!

[ScoBuck]

again new blog updates:


ILS 2007

WOW - Launch is TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MacDawg]

Hey I have one question. Why couldn't NASA do this? Just wondering.

[Questioner]

Hey I have one question. Why couldn't NASA do this? Just wondering.

Money.

[Brewer4]

They Russians are just so darn experienced and good at this too. So combo of quality, experience and price, you cant beat a Russian space mission or rocket launch.

[Spike]

WoooWhOOO! Let's get that bird in the air. I was reading some of the posts on the Sept. additions for HD. This is really going to be great!

LAUNCH THAT ROCKET! Failure is not an option!