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DirecTV 2

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1994-047ALaunched 8/3/1994

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: DBS 2
Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA
Launch Date: 8/3/1994
Last Contact: 5/21/2007

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 1,200 kg
Total Mass: 2,921 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: DirecTV
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: DirecTV GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 8

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1994-047A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/278