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Spaceway 1

Also known as Spaceway F1

deorbited

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
28644 / 2005-015A
Call sign
S2191
Operator
DirecTV, Inc.

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
139° W (78.4° W)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
Boeing (Hughes)
Model
BSS-702
Mass
6080 kg
Dry mass
3691 kg

Launch

Launch date
26 Apr 2005
Launch site
Sea Launch (Odyssey platform)
Launch vehicle
Zenit 3SL
Design life
12 yr

Beacons

19700.2519701.7519702.75

Comment

72 Ka-band transponders to provide direct broadcast services to North America and Hawaii. In December 2020, satellite suffered a major anomaly that resulted in significant and irreversible thermal damage to its batteries and payload operations have been terminated and the satellite is planned for deorbit.