| Operator | DirecTV |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2007-032A |
| SATCAT no. | 31862 |
| Mission duration | Elapsed: 17 years, 4 months, 7 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-702 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 6, 2007 |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Contractor | ILS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 103.0° West |
| Transponders | |
| Capacity | 500 MHz |
T10 (formerly DirecTV-10) is a Boeing model 702 direct broadcast satellite that provides high-definition television (HDTV) to DirecTV subscribers in North America.[1] It was launched by International Launch Services on July 7, 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an Enhanced Proton Breeze-M rocket.[2] After about two months of in-orbit testing, the satellite was moved to its operating position at 103.0° west longitude.[3] This was the third DirecTV satellite launched on a Proton rocket. Prior launches include T8, which was launched on May 22, 2005, and T5, which was launched on May 7, 2002. The satellite was renamed to T10 in 2017.[4]
DirecTV contracted with Boeing in 2004 to build three identical 702 model satellites — DirecTV-10, 11 and 12. DirecTV-11 was launched on March 19, 2008 and DirecTV-12 was launched on December 29, 2009. The satellites were purchased to significantly increase the number of national and local HDTV channels DirecTV offers.[5] All satellites have since been renamed to the T-suffix.
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- ^ Spaceflight Now | Tracking Station | Worldwide launch schedule Archived August 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Spaceway 1 & DirecTV 10/12 at 102.8°W". LyngSat.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "DIRECTV 10 Norad ID: 31862". isstracker.pl. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Gunter's Space Page - Information on Launch vehicles, Satellites, Space Shuttle and Astronautics