T14 (satellite)

T14
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorDirecTV
COSPAR ID2014-078B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40333
Mission durationElapsed: 9 years, 11 months, 21 days
Spacecraft properties
BusLS-1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
Launch mass6,300 kilograms (13,900 lb)
Power20 kilowatts from solar array
Start of mission
Launch date6 December 2014, 20:40 (2014-12-06UTC20:40Z) UTC[1]
RocketAriane 5 ECA
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude99° West
Perigee altitude35,780 kilometres (22,230 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude35,807 kilometres (22,249 mi)[2]
Inclination0.010 degrees[2]
Period1436.16 minutes[2]
Epoch25 January 2015, 03:33:14 UTC[2]
Transponders
Band76 Ka-band
18 R-band

T14 (formerly DirecTV-14) is a communication satellite launched on December 6, 2014.[3] It is the first satellite offering Ultra-HD 4K television services using Reverse DBS.[4] The satellite adopted its current name in 2017.[5]

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "GSAT 16 Satellite details 2014-078A NORAD 40332". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ Arianespace to launch up to four satellites for DirecTV
  4. ^ Arianespace VA221 launches satellites for the United States and India
  5. ^ "DIRECTV 14 Norad ID: 40333". isstracker.pl. Retrieved December 4, 2022.