Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 13, 2006, 20:56
- Launch designation
- 2006-043
- Mission
- DirecTV 9S
- Flight name
- DirecTV-9S/Optus D1
- Vehicle flight ID
- V173 (533)
- Year
- Launches in 2006
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,269 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 8.4 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirecTV 9S | 2006-043ANORAD 29494 | DirecTV | Communications | 5,505 kg | Renamed · Jun 12, 2017 |
| Optus D1 | 2006-043BNORAD 29495 | SingTel Optus Communications Pty | Communications | 2,299 kg | In orbit |
| LDREX-2 | 2006-043CNORAD 29496 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Technology | 149 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 30, 2010 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.