DIRECTV 15

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DIRECTV 15 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 40663

Int'l Code: 2015-026A

Perigee: 35,789.4 km

Apogee: 35,798.5 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 27, 2015
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

DIRECTV 15 is designed to broadcast ultra-clear 4K Ultra HD television signals to DirecTV's subscribers across the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based on the Eurostar E3000 satellite bus built by Airbus Defense and Space, DirecTV 15 will drift to an operational slot in geostationary orbit at 102.8 degrees west longitude, where it will provide direct-to-home services to DirecTV's 20 million subscribers in the United States. The craft is packed with more than 150 high-power amplifiers, Ku-band transponders, Ka-band transponders, and transponders in the the so-called 'reverse band' normally used to send signals from Earth into space. "DirecTV 15 is the second spacecraft in DirecTV's fleet to feature reverse broadcast technology, offering extra bandwidth for the broadcaster to transmit higher-quality video directly to the homes and businesses of customers on the ground.