DIRECTV 10

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DIRECTV 10 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 31862

Int'l Code: 2007-032A

Perigee: 35,791.8 km

Apogee: 35,797.0 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 10.0244 m² (large)

Launch date: July 7, 2007
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

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

1 31862U 07032A   25196.23833999 -.00000095  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 31862   0.0470 231.1384 0000622 316.5889  88.6165  1.00269412 66028

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC