DirecTV-10

Communications satellite. DirecTV-10 was launched on July 7, 2007 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 12, 2017).

COSPAR 2007-032ANORAD 31862United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DirecTV 10
Common name: DirecTV-10
Payload designation: DirecTV-10
International designator: 2007-032A
NORAD catalog number: 31862
GCAT identifier: S31862
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/524

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: DirecTV
Owner: DirecTV
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus): BSS-702HP

Launch

Date: July 7, 2007 · 01:16 UTC
Launch record: 2007-032Success
Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,786 km
Apogee: 35,788 km
Inclination: 0.06°
Status: Renamed
Status date: June 12, 2017
Last known active: Feb 11, 2026
End of operations: Feb 1, 2026

Size

Mass: 5,893 kg
Dry mass: 2,500 kg
Length: 8.0 m
Diameter: 3.30 m
Span: 48.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1227406 (CC0).