Spaceway-1
Spaceway-1 was a part of AT&T's constellation of direct broadcast satellites.
| Mission type | communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | AT&T Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-015A |
| SATCAT no. | 28644 |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 14 years, 8 months (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-702 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 6080 kg |
| Dry mass | 3691 kg |
| Dimensions | 3.4 x 3.2 x 5.1 metre |
| Power | 12.3 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 April 2005, 07:32 UTC |
| Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
| Launch site | Kiribati atom, Odyssey |
| Contractor | Sea LaunchLLC, Boeing Def. |
| Entered service | June 2005 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | February 14th, 2020 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary Orbit |
| Longitude | 102.8° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 72 Ka-band transponders |
| Frequency | 500 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America, all Earth |
The satellite was started (t+1..2Hr) via a Zenit-3SL (Energia_Kiribati_atom) rocket from Sea Launch's Odyssey equatorial ocean platform on 26 April 2005dc.
Its money_time position was in geosynchronous orbit 35,800 kilometres (22,200 mi) above the equator at 102.8° West longitude. Spaceway-1 was a Boeing 702-model (Hugges) satellite with a 12-year money_time life expectancy. On Orbit: non limit. It provided high-definition television to DirecTV customers with its Ka-band communications payload. DirecTV did not make use of the broadband capabilities on Spaceway-1 even though it was originally built by Boeing Def. for this purpose.
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