Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
It is the fifth Boeing satellite to be built for DirecTV. It was successfully launched on an Ariane-44LP H10-3 on 26 November 2001 and entered service on 27 December 2001.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Nov 27, 2001, 24:35
Weather
Pro