DirecTV-11

Communications satellite. DirecTV-11 was launched on March 19, 2008 aboard a Zenit-3SL from Kiritimati (Sea Launch). Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 12, 2017).

COSPAR 2008-013ANORAD 32729United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DirecTV 11
Common name: DirecTV-11
Payload designation: DirecTV-11
International designator: 2008-013A
NORAD catalog number: 32729
GCAT identifier: S32729
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/547

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: March 19, 2008 · 22:47 UTC
Launch record: 2008-013Success
Rocket: Zenit-3SL
Spaceport: Kiritimati (Sea Launch)

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 32,302 km
Apogee: 39,428 km
Inclination: 0.10°
Status: Renamed
Status date: June 12, 2017
Last known active: Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass: 6,060 kg
Dry mass: 3,000 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 Q1227405 (CC0).