Directv 12 at 103° W
also known as AT&T T12, RB-2A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 103° WChannel line-up at 103° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 36131
- COSPAR number
- 2009-075A
- Operator
- AT&T (DirecTV)
- Manufacturer
- Boeing (Hughes)
- Model
- BSS-702
- Launch
- 29 Dec 2009 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 6060 kg
- Dry mass
- 3556 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2796/S2797
- Beacon
- 18302.25 LHCP, 18302.75 LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ka-band A1B1 (Baltimore) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B2 (Tampa) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B3 (Atlanta) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B4 (Chicago) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B5 (Houston) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B6 (Oklahoma City) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B7 (Sioux Falls) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B8 (Saltillo) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1B9 (Albuquerque) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1BA (Pocatello) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1BB (Los Angeles) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A1BC (Portland) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B1 (New York) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B2 (Orlando) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B3 (Havana) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B4 (Knoxville) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B5 (Detroit) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B6 (St Louis) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B7 (New Orleans) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B8 (Dallas) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2B9 (Omaha) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2BA (Denver) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2BB (Phoenix) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2BC (Granite) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A2BD (San Francisco) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B1 (Boston) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B2 (Jacksonville) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B3 (Columbus) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B4 (Memphis) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B5 (Milwaukee) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B6 (Kansas City) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B7 (San Antonio) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B8 (Casper) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3B9 (Tuscon) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3BA (San Jose) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A3BB (Hawaii) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B1 (Raleigh) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B2 (Naples) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B3 (Rochester) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B4 (Cincinatti) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B5 (Jackson) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B6 (Iowa City) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B7 (Fort Worth) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B8 (Rapid City) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4B9 (Marfa) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4BA (Salt Lake) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4BB (San Diego) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4BC (Portland) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band A4BD (Alaska) Spot beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band CONUS (NATL) beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Directv 12
32 (+12) Ka-band transponders, 55 (+15) Ka-band Spot-Beam transponders to provide HDTV throughout North America