DIRECTV's HD Satellite Shipped to Launch Site

Boeing announced yesterday that DIRECTV 12, a new satellite that promises to raise the satcaster's HD channel capacity to 200 channels, was shipped November 25 to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakhstan. The satellite is expected to be launched by International Launch Services on December 29; if all goes well, it could be operational in 3-6 months after that. More

(Source: TVPredictions.com - Dec 5)