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DirecTV 14 [SSL]
DIRECTV 14 is a 20 kilowatt communications spacecraft that uses Ka-band and Reverse DBS to expand the company's video services.
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced in June 2010 that it has entered into a contract to provide a high-power satellite to DIRECTV.
The SSL-1300 is a decades-proven, modular platform with the industry's highest power capability and flexibility for a broad range of applications. It enables DirecTV 14 to use Ka-band and reverse band spectrum on a satellite that will help DIRECTV expand its HD programming to both national and local markets. DirecTV 14 carries 76 Ka-band spot beam transponders for HD local channels and 18 National Reverse-band transponders. The satellite is designed to provide service for 15 years or more. It is to be stationed at 99 West.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | DirecTV |
| Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
| Equipment: | 76 Ka-band spot beam transponders for HD local channels, 18 National Reverse-band transponders |
| Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
| Propulsion: | ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 6300 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirecTV 14 → AT&T T-14 | 2014-078B | 06.12.2014 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with GSat 16 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- Space Systems/Loral: DIRECTV 14
- DirecTV 1, 2, 3 [HS-601]
- DirecTV 1R [HS-601HP]
- DirecTV 4S → AT&T T-4S [HS-601HP]
- DirecTV 5, 6 → AT&T T-5 [SSL-1300]
- DirecTV 7S, 9S → AT&T T-7S, 9S [SSL-1300]
- DirecTV 8 → AT&T T-8 [SSL-1300]
- DirecTV 10, 11, 12 → AT&T T-10, 11, 12 [BSS-702]
- DirecTV 14 → AT&T T-14 [SSL-1300]
- DirecTV 15 → AT&T T-15 [Eurostar-3000]
- DirecTV 16 → AT&T T-16 [Eurostar-3000]
- DLA 1, 2 [SSL-1300]
- SKY Brasil 1 [Eurostar-3000]
- SKY Mexico 1 [GeoStar-2]
