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Directv 4S
Also known as USABSS-13
deorbited
Identification
Position
101° W (12.2° W)
NORAD / COSPAR
26985 / 2001-052A
Operator
DirecTV, Inc.
Orbit
GEO
Call sign
S2430
Hardware
Manufacturer
Boeing (Hughes)
Model
BSS-601HP
Mass
4260 kg
Dry mass
2100 kg
Launch
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44LP
Comment
48 Ku-band transponders
Lifetime
27 Nov 2001
Launched
15 yr
Design life
24.7 yr
Elapsed
Expired
Remaining
Nov 2016
End of life
Satellite is deorbited
Directv 4S · Satbeams
