DirecTV-12

Communications satellite. DirecTV-12 was launched on December 29, 2009 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 12, 2017).

COSPAR 2009-075ANORAD 36131United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DirecTV 12
Common name: DirecTV-12
Payload designation: DirecTV-12
Other names: DirecTV RB-2A
International designator: 2009-075A
NORAD catalog number: 36131
GCAT identifier: S36131
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/590

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: December 29, 2009 · 00:22 UTC
Launch record: 2009-075Success
Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 33,113 km
Apogee: 38,484 km
Inclination: 0.20°
Status: Renamed
Status date: June 12, 2017
Last known active: Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass: 5,900 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 Q5280201 (CC0).