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NORAD ID: 31862
Int'l Code: 2007-032A
Perigee: 35,790.1 km
Apogee: 35,797.2 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: July 7, 2007
Source: United States (US)
Comments: The commercial multipurpose satellite DirecTV 10, which was designed on the basis of the Boeing 702 platform, is the heaviest craft weighing 5,900 kilograms. The satellite will provide high-resolution digital television broadcasting service through cable and national nets in the U.S. mainland, Alaska and Hawaii. The operation life of the satellite is 15 years. The orbital group DirecTV 10 currently consists of nine satellites. The satellite will be put into the geostationary orbit with a control point of 102.8 degrees East longitude
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 31862U 07032A 13144.32034188 -.00000105 00000-0 10000-3 0 1481
2 31862 000.0533 103.4630 0000841 254.6030 256.5433 01.00271988 21550
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DIRECTV 10
