Updated 05/12/2010 - Time since Launch:
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DirecTV-12 (D12) / RB-2A ("BSS") Satellite:
DirecTV-12 Orbital History - Final Update on 5/11/2010 after CONUS signal was received from D12:
Two Line Element (TLE) Format:
DirecTV-12 Time-line and Historical Information can be found in Post#2 below.
DirecTV-12 (D12) / RB-2A ("BSS") Satellite:
- D12 Status:
- D12 has now reached it's final location, and it's expected that the first 5 new national HD channels from D12 will be available in May, mostly likely at 6am ET on 5/19/2010.
- D12 launched on 12/28/2009 (Monday) at 7:22pm ET - Launch Video
- If you currently receive MPEG4 HD channels via H2x/HR2x receivers from D10, you will be able to receive the new HD channels from D12.
- Initially, D12 will pickup the complete HD workload from D10, along with approximately 5 new HD channels. Details in the D10 thread.
- D12 National / Continental US (CONUS) - Callsign S2797:
- 16 transponders (TP9-TP24) of additional national HD bandwidth for MPEG4 HD from 102.765°
- Assuming utilization similar to D10/D11, each transponder could support up to 5 HD channels, for a total capacity of 80 additional national HD channels
- Within the existing Ka-Hi (19890-20200 MHz) frequency range, supported with the current Dish/LNB
- Spaceway-1 (SW1) is currently allocated the entire Ka-Hi (19700-20200) frequency range, therefore it's expected that SW1 and D12 will now share the range, with SW1 using the lower end, and D12 using the higher end of Ka-Hi
- D12 Local-in-Local (LiL):
- 10 transponders (TP15-TP24) of spot beam bandwidth for MPEG4 HD LiL from 102.765°
- Supporting 49 spot beams
- Within the existing Ka-Lo (18600-18800 MHz) frequency range (same as D10), supported with the current Dish/LNB
- The spot beam bandwidth is for in-orbit redundancy or replacement for the spot beam capability of either D10 or D11 (if D12 were moved to 99°)
- D12 RB-2A ("BSS") - Callsign S2796:
- Named RB-2A for "BSS" payload on D12
- 18 transponders (TP1-TP18) of spot beam bandwidth for "niche services" from 102.765°
- Supporting 4 spot beams to the "western U.S."
- Within the BSS (17345-17700 MHz) frequency range, with a new LNB expected/required
- "This payload will allow DirecTV to begin providing commercial service in the 17/24 GHz BSS band before any other satellite operator in the world, making use of these valuable spectrum/orbital resources mere months after receiving its first license in the band".
DirecTV-12 Orbital History - Final Update on 5/11/2010 after CONUS signal was received from D12:
Code:
DirecTV-12 178
1 36131U 09075A 10132.43150865 -.00000090 00000-0 10000-3 0 1787
2 36131 000.1117 065.3154 0000579 163.2246 054.1176 01.00266182 1422
Name DirecTV-12
NORAD # 36131
Epoch (UTC) 05-12-2010 10:21:22
Orbit # at Epoch 142
Inclination 0.112
RA of A. Node 65.315
Eccentricity 0.0000579
Argument of Perigee 163.225
Revs per day 1.00266182
Period 23h 56m 10s (1436.17 min)
Semi-major axis 42 166 km
Perigee x Apogee 35 786 x 35 791 km
Element number / age 178 / 0 day(s)
Lon 102.7797° W
Lat 0.0645° S
Alt (km) 35 786.230
[B][U] # [/u] [u] Date[/u] [u]GMT [/u] [u]Perigee[/u] [u]Apogee[/u] [u] Gap [/u] [u]Chg-Hrs[/u] [u] Day [/u] [u] Long [/u] [u] Lat [/u] [u]Inclin[/u][/B]
178 05-12 10:21 35,786 x 35,791 5 +22.36H 134.42D 102.78°W 0.06°S 0.11°
177 05-11 12:00 35,785 x 35,786 1 +29.86H 133.48D 102.80°W 0.07°S 0.09°
176 05-10 06:08 36,001 x 36,043 42 +24.51H 132.24D 106.00°W 0.02°N 0.10°
175 05-09 05:37 36,002 x 36,044 42 +25.01H 131.22D 102.96°W 0.03°N 0.10°
184 05-08 04:36 36,003 x 36,044 41 +13.67H 130.18D 99.82°W 0.05°N 0.10°
182 05-07 14:56 36,003 x 36,044 41 + 9.09H 129.61D 98.01°W 0.07°S 0.10°
174 05-07 05:51 36,003 x 36,044 41 +27.14H 129.23D 96.94°W 0.03°N 0.09°
173 05-06 02:43 36,003 x 36,044 41 +46.17H 128.10D 93.55°W 0.07°N 0.09°
172 05-04 04:32 36,002 x 36,044 42 + 0.00H 126.17D 87.73°W 0.04°N 0.09°
171 05-04 04:32 35,920 x 36,037 117+114.46H 126.17D 87.77°W 0.04°N 0.09°
170 04-29 10:05 35,777 x 35,796 19 +24.24H 121.40D 76.03°W 0.06°S 0.09°
169 04-28 09:50 35,776 x 35,797 21 + 7.49H 120.39D 76.03°W 0.05°S 0.09°
168 04-28 02:20 35,779 x 35,795 16 +19.15H 120.08D 76.01°W 0.05°N 0.08°
167 04-27 07:12 35,778 x 35,795 17 + 1.98H 119.28D 75.99°W 0.01°S 0.08°
166 04-27 05:13 35,781 x 35,793 12 +24.75H 119.20D 76.03°W 0.01°N 0.08°
165 04-26 04:28 35,781 x 35,793 12 +24.91H 118.17D 76.03°W 0.02°N 0.08°
164 04-25 03:33 35,781 x 35,793 12 +16.16H 117.13D 76.03°W 0.03°N 0.07°
163 04-24 11:24 35,781 x 35,793 12 +25.79H 116.46D 76.05°W 0.05°S 0.07°
162 04-23 09:36 35,781 x 35,793 12 +24.23H 115.38D 76.04°W 0.04°S 0.07°
161 04-22 09:22 35,781 x 35,793 12 +28.13H 114.38D 76.04°W 0.04°S 0.07°
160 04-21 05:14 35,781 x 35,793 12 +45.42H 113.20D 76.02°W 0.02°N 0.07°
159 04-19 07:49 35,781 x 35,792 11 +22.93H 111.31D 76.02°W 0.02°S 0.07°
158 04-18 08:53 35,781 x 35,793 12 +14.89H 110.35D 76.03°W 0.03°S 0.07°
157 04-17 18:00 35,780 x 35,793 13 +30.33H 109.73D 76.04°W 0.03°S 0.07°
156 04-16 11:40 35,780 x 35,793 13 +25.19H 108.47D 76.04°W 0.04°S 0.06°
155 04-15 10:28 35,780 x 35,794 14 + 0.00H 107.42D 76.05°W 0.04°S 0.06°
154 04-15 10:28 35,779 x 35,793 14 + 8.24H 107.42D 76.04°W 0.04°S 0.06°
153 04-15 02:14 35,778 x 35,794 16 +14.33H 107.08D 76.02°W 0.03°N 0.06°
152 04-14 11:54 35,777 x 35,794 17 + 8.13H 106.48D 76.05°W 0.04°S 0.06°
151 04-14 03:47 35,779 x 35,795 16 +19.30H 106.14D 76.02°W 0.01°N 0.06°
150 04-13 08:29 35,779 x 35,795 16 + 4.15H 105.34D 76.03°W 0.03°S 0.06°
149 04-13 04:20 35,778 x 35,796 18 +25.86H 105.17D 76.01°W 0.00°N 0.05°
148 04-12 02:28 35,778 x 35,795 17 +15.10H 104.09D 76.00°W 0.01°N 0.05°
147 04-11 11:23 35,778 x 35,795 17 +19.69H 103.46D 76.03°W 0.04°S 0.07°
147 04-10 15:41 35,778 x 35,796 18 + 6.05H 102.64D 76.04°W 0.02°S 0.07°
146 04-10 09:38 35,778 x 35,795 17 + 7.17H 102.39D 76.01°W 0.04°S 0.07°
145 04-09 02:28 35,778 x 35,795 17 +15.25H 102.09D 75.99°W 0.02°N 0.04°
144 04-09 11:13 35,778 x 35,795 17 + 5.69H 101.45D 76.02°W 0.02°S 0.04°
143 04-09 05:31 35,779 x 35,794 15 +22.89H 101.21D 75.99°W 0.00°N 0.07°
143 04-08 06:38 35,779 x 35,794 15 + 2.14H 100.26D 75.99°W 0.01°S 0.07°
142 04-08 04:29 35,779 x 35,794 15 +20.33H 100.17D 75.99°W 0.02°N 0.07°
141 04-07 08:10 35,779 x 35,794 15 + 5.00H 99.32D 76.00°W 0.01°S 0.04°
140 04-07 03:10 35,780 x 35,793 13 +18.91H 99.12D 75.99°W 0.01°N 0.04°
139 04-06 08:15 35,780 x 35,793 13 +23.91H 98.33D 76.01°W 0.01°S 0.04°
138 04-05 08:21 35,779 x 35,794 15 +15.95H 97.33D 76.01°W 0.02°S 0.05°
137 04-04 16:24 35,780 x 35,793 13 +25.67H 96.67D 76.04°W 0.00°S 0.05°
136 04-03 14:43 35,780 x 35,792 12 +26.97H 95.60D 76.04°W 0.01°S 0.05°
135 04-02 11:45 35,780 x 35,792 12 +14.43H 94.47D 76.04°W 0.02°S 0.05°
134 04-01 21:19 35,781 x 35,793 12 +11.02H 93.87D 76.04°W 0.02°N 0.05°
133 04-01 10:18 35,785 x 35,793 8 + 8.27H 93.41D 76.06°W 0.03°N 0.05°
132 04-01 02:02 35,780 x 35,793 13 +22.56H 93.07D 76.04°W 0.00°S 0.03°
131 03-31 03:28 35,781 x 35,793 12 + 0.00H 92.13D 76.04°W 0.01°S 0.03°
130 03-31 03:28 35,781 x 35,793 12 +25.18H 92.13D 76.04°W 0.00°S 0.04°
129 03-30 02:17 35,781 x 35,793 12 +33.81H 91.08D 76.04°W 0.01°N 0.05°
128 03-28 16:28 35,782 x 35,792 10 +14.35H 89.67D 76.06°W 0.01°N 0.05°
127 03-28 02:07 35,781 x 35,792 11 +16.30H 89.07D 76.03°W 0.02°N 0.05°
126 03-27 09:49 35,781 x 35,792 11 +27.02H 88.39D 76.05°W 0.02°S 0.05°
125 03-26 06:48 35,781 x 35,792 11 + 4.58H 87.27D 76.04°W 0.02°S 0.05°
124 03-26 02:13 35,781 x 35,792 11 +18.01H 87.08D 76.03°W 0.01°N 0.04°
123 03-25 08:13 35,781 x 35,792 11 + 6.04H 86.33D 76.05°W 0.02°S 0.04°
122 03-25 02:10 35,780 x 35,792 12 +16.20H 86.08D 76.03°W 0.01°S 0.03°
122 03-24 09:58 35,782 x 35,794 12 + 4.00H 85.40D 76.06°W 0.00°N 0.02°
121 03-24 05:58 35,781 x 35,794 13 +23.69H 85.23D 76.05°W 0.02°S 0.05°
120 03-23 06:17 35,779 x 35,795 16 + 9.28H 84.25D 76.06°W 0.02°S 0.04°
119 03-22 21:00 35,780 x 35,794 14 + 7.74H 83.86D 76.04°W 0.02°N 0.04°
118 03-22 13:16 35,780 x 35,795 15 + 0.00H 83.54D 76.09°W 0.02°S 0.05°
117 03-22 13:16 35,780 x 35,795 15 +51.47H 83.54D 76.08°W 0.01°S 0.05°
117 03-20 09:48 35,780 x 35,794 14 +14.10H 81.39D 76.04°W 0.02°S 0.05°
116 03-19 19:42 35,780 x 35,794 14 +15.18H 80.81D 76.03°W 0.03°N 0.05°
115 03-19 04:31 35,780 x 35,794 14 +26.59H 80.17D 76.02°W 0.02°S 0.05°
114 03-18 01:56 35,780 x 35,794 14 +22.28H 79.07D 76.01°W 0.01°S 0.05°
113 03-17 03:40 35,779 x 35,794 15 +45.63H 78.14D 76.00°W 0.02°S 0.05°
112 03-15 06:02 35,779 x 35,794 15 + 0.00H 76.24D 76.00°W 0.02°S 0.05°
111 03-15 06:02 35,779 x 35,795 16 +21.40H 76.24D 76.01°W 0.03°S 0.05°
110 03-14 08:37 35,781 x 35,792 11 + 6.67H 75.34D 76.01°W 0.03°S 0.05°
109 03-14 01:57 35,781 x 35,792 11 + 9.90H 75.07D 76.00°W 0.00°N 0.05°
108 03-13 16:03 35,780 x 35,792 12 +12.06H 74.65D 76.02°W 0.02°N 0.06°
107 03-13 04:00 35,778 x 35,795 17 +40.86H 74.15D 76.00°W 0.02°S 0.05°
106 03-11 11:08 35,778 x 35,796 18 +24.12H 72.45D 76.03°W 0.02°S 0.05°
105 03-10 11:01 35,778 x 35,796 18 +29.27H 71.44D 76.03°W 0.00°S 0.05°
103 03-09 05:45 35,778 x 35,796 18 + 9.28H 70.22D 76.00°W 0.04°S 0.05°
102 03-08 20:28 35,778 x 35,796 18 +41.89H 69.84D 76.00°W 0.03°N 0.06°
101 03-07 02:35 35,779 x 35,795 16 +14.86H 68.09D 75.97°W 0.02°S 0.06°
100 03-06 11:43 35,778 x 35,795 17 +30.04H 67.47D 76.01°W 0.01°S 0.06°
098 03-05 05:41 35,779 x 35,794 15 + 3.60H 66.22D 75.98°W 0.05°S 0.07°
097 03-05 02:04 35,779 x 35,794 15 +23.37H 66.07D 75.97°W 0.02°S 0.07°
096 03-04 02:42 35,781 x 35,793 12 +22.80H 65.10D 75.97°W 0.03°S 0.07°
095 03-03 03:54 35,775 x 35,793 18 +23.96H 64.15D 75.97°W 0.04°S 0.07°
094 03-02 03:57 35,781 x 35,793 12 +10.11H 63.15D 75.99°W 0.04°S 0.07°
093 03-01 17:50 35,781 x 35,793 12 +11.96H 62.73D 76.01°W 0.06°N 0.08°
092 03-01 05:52 35,785 x 35,789 4 +16.35H 62.23D 76.01°W 0.06°S 0.07°
091 02-28 13:32 35,785 x 35,789 4 + 6.04H 61.55D 76.00°W 0.02°N 0.08°
090 02-28 07:29 35,785 x 35,789 4 +24.97H 61.30D 76.00°W 0.05°S 0.08°
089 02-27 06:31 35,785 x 35,789 4 +42.98H 60.26D 76.00°W 0.06°S 0.08°
088 02-25 11:32 35,785 x 35,789 4 +31.87H 58.47D 75.99°W 0.02°S 0.08°
086 02-24 03:40 35,784 x 35,789 5 +45.94H 57.14D 75.99°W 0.04°S 0.09°
085 02-22 05:43 35,785 x 35,788 3 +61.26H 55.22D 75.99°W 0.07°S 0.09°
084 02-19 16:28 35,785 x 35,788 3 +13.52H 52.67D 76.00°W 0.06°N 0.09°
083 02-19 02:57 35,785 x 35,788 3 +22.27H 52.11D 76.00°W 0.04°S 0.10°
082 02-18 04:41 35,785 x 35,788 3 +24.18H 51.18D 76.00°W 0.06°S 0.10°
081 02-17 04:30 35,785 x 35,788 3 +25.65H 50.17D 76.00°W 0.03°S 0.10°
080 02-16 02:51 35,784 x 35,787 3 +13.98H 49.10D 76.00°W 0.03°S 0.10°
079 02-15 12:53 35,785 x 35,787 2 +21.81H 48.52D 76.01°W 0.01°S 0.10°
077 02-14 15:04 35,784 x 35,787 3 +23.65H 47.61D 76.02°W 0.03°S 0.11°
075 02-13 15:25 35,784 x 35,787 3 +36.80H 46.63D 76.02°W 0.04°S 0.10°
072 02-12 02:37 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,784[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]35,787[/COLOR][/B] 3 +12.07H 45.09D 76.04°W 0.02°S 0.11°
071 02-11 14:33 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,719[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]35,876[/COLOR][/B] 157 + .35H 44.59D 76.05°W 0.01°N 0.13°
070 02-11 14:12 35,676 x [B][COLOR="Red"]35,896[/COLOR][/B] 220 +25.23H 44.58D 76.04°W 0.00°N 0.12°
069 02-10 12:58 35,676 x 35,826 150 + 0.00H 43.53D 75.90°W 0.03°S 0.14°
068 02-10 12:58 35,676 x [B][COLOR="Red"]35,826[/COLOR][/B] 150 + 9.76H 43.53D 75.90°W 0.03°S 0.13°
067 02-10 03:13 35,677 x 35,898 221 +14.91H 43.12D 76.12°W 0.03°S 0.12°
066 02-09 12:18 35,678 x 35,897 219 + 0.00H 42.50D 75.97°W 0.05°S 0.12°
065 02-09 12:18 35,678 x 35,897 219 + 5.90H 42.50D 75.97°W 0.05°S 0.12°
064 02-09 06:24 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,676[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]35,898[/COLOR][/B] 222 +20.28H 42.25D 75.90°W 0.09°S 0.12°
063 02-08 10:07 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,981[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,610[/COLOR][/B] 1,629 + 6.07H 41.41D 75.81°W 0.15°S 0.17°
062 02-08 04:03 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,584[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,081[/COLOR][/B] 497 +20.27H 41.15D 76.12°W 0.04°S 0.13°
061 02-07 07:47 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,484[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,200[/COLOR][/B] 716 + 2.07H 40.31D 75.22°W 0.11°S 0.13°
060 02-07 05:42 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,384[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,206[/COLOR][/B] 822 +14.30H 40.22D 75.18°W 0.08°S 0.10°
059 02-06 15:25 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,351[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,201[/COLOR][/B] 850 +10.90H 39.63D 75.84°W 0.03°N 0.12°
058 02-06 04:31 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,344[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,351[/COLOR][/B] 1,007 +24.39H 39.17D 75.23°W 0.06°S 0.12°
057 02-05 04:07 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,183[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,431[/COLOR][/B] 1,248 + 0.00H 38.16D 74.98°W 0.05°S 0.12°
056 02-05 04:07 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,030[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,564[/COLOR][/B] 1,534 +26.38H 38.16D 75.05°W 0.09°S 0.18°
055 02-04 01:45 [B][COLOR="Red"]35,004[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,635[/COLOR][/B] 1,631 +22.01H 37.06D 75.92°W 0.02°N 0.14°
054 02/03 03:44 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,739[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,886[/COLOR][/B] 2,147 +18.05H 36.14D 74.53°W 0.04°S 0.11°
053 02/02 09:41 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,715[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,952[/COLOR][/B] 2,237 + 3.44H 35.39D 71.98°W 0.09°S 0.13°
052 02/02 06:14 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,744[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,903[/COLOR][/B] 2,159 + 6.25H 35.24D 72.60°W 0.10°S 0.13°
051 02/02 00:00 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,708[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]36,952[/COLOR][/B] 2,244 +21.58H 34.98D 76.89°W 0.07°N 0.13°
050 02/01 02:25 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,450[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,155[/COLOR][/B] 2,705 + 9.23H 34.09D 75.14°W 0.00°N 0.13°
049 01/31 17:11 34,415 x 37,130 2,715 +24.22H 33.70D 76.08°W 0.07°N 0.16°
048 01/30 16:58 34,419 x 37,149 2,730 +10.15H 32.69D 76.00°W 0.06°N 0.12°
047 01/30 06:49 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,409[/COLOR][/B] x 37,150 2,741 +16.34H 32.27D 71.19°W 0.11°S 0.14°
046 01/29 14:29 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,350[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,146[/COLOR][/B] 2,796 +31.55H 31.59D 73.72°W 0.00°N 0.15°
045 01/28 06:56 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,196[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,445[/COLOR][/B] 3,249 +18.75H 30.27D 70.88°W 0.12°S 0.15°
043 01/27 12:11 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,948[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,410[/COLOR][/B] 3,462 + .19H 29.49D 71.11°W 0.09°S 0.15°
042 01/27 12:00 34,036 x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,440[/COLOR][/B] 3,404 + 7.50H 29.48D 70.93°W 0.10°S 0.15°
041 01/27 04:30 [B][COLOR="Red"]34,058[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,600[/COLOR][/B] 3,542 +17.92H 29.17D 72.98°W 0.06°S 0.15°
040 01/26 10:35 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,894[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,744[/COLOR][/B] 3,850 + 4.12H 28.43D 69.70°W 0.12°S 0.16°
039 01/26 06:27 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,920[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]37,699[/COLOR][/B] 3,779 +25.17H 28.25D 70.58°W 0.13°S 0.17°
038 01/25 05:17 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,366[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,229[/COLOR][/B] 4,863 +23.14H 27.20D 71.78°W 0.05°S 0.11°
037 01/24 06:08 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,259[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,365[/COLOR][/B] 5,106 +64.77H 26.24D 70.45°W 0.08°S 0.13°
036 01/21 13:22 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,114[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,484[/COLOR][/B] 5,370 +20.24H 23.54D 70.48°W 0.05°S 0.20°
035 01/20 17:08 [B][COLOR="Red"]33,008[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,510[/COLOR][/B] 5,502 +54.17H 22.70D 76.69°W 0.09°N 0.20°
034 01/18 10:58 [B][COLOR="Red"]32,727[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,854[/COLOR][/B] 6,127 + 0.00H 20.44D 66.92°W 0.22°S 0.27°
033 01/18 10:58 32,665 x 38,902 6,237 +43.11H 20.44D 66.56°W 0.13°S 0.18°
032 01/16 15:51 32,652 x 38,907 6,255 +12.10H 18.65D 74.24°W 0.01°N 0.18°
031 01/16 03:45 32,651 x 38,908 6,257 +11.03H 18.14D 75.10°W 0.00°S 0.18°
030 01/15 16:43 [B][COLOR="Red"]32,651[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,908[/COLOR][/B] 6,257 +53.65H 17.68D 75.97°W 0.04°N 0.18°
029 01/13 11:04 31,494 x 38,917 7,423 +11.08H 15.45D 66.45°W 0.07°N 0.08°
028 01/13 00:00 [B][COLOR="Red"]31,495[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,915[/COLOR][/B] 7,420 + 8.06H 14.98D 89.56°W 0.07°S 0.07°
027 01/12 15:56 [B][COLOR="Red"]30,534[/COLOR][/B] x 41,037 10,503 +46.88H 14.65D 75.09°W 0.02°S 0.17°
026 01/10 17:03 [B][COLOR="Red"]29,492[/COLOR][/B] x 41,037 11,545 +44.81H 12.70D 88.75°W 0.02°S [B][COLOR="Red"]0.11°[/COLOR][/B]
025 01/08 20:14 [B][COLOR="Red"]27,381[/COLOR][/B] x 41,036 13,655 + 3.37H 10.83D 130.20°W 0.08°S [B][COLOR="Red"]0.75°[/COLOR][/B]
024 01/08 16:52 20,336 x 41,007 20,671 + 3.02H 10.69D 116.75°W 1.96°N 3.56°
022 01/08 13:51 20,337 x 41,007 20,670 + 7.27H 10.56D 116.08°W 3.49°N 3.56°
021 01/08 06:34 20,336 x 41,007 20,671 +13.54H 10.26D 155.89°E 3.55°N 3.56°
020 01/07 17:02 20,336 x 41,005 20,669 +31.39H 9.69D 174.13°E 3.50°N 3.55°
019 01/06 09:38 [B][COLOR="Red"]20,536[/COLOR][/B] x 41,078 20,542 + 4.73H 8.39D 34.20°E 0.38°N [B][COLOR="Red"]3.45°[/COLOR][/B]
018 01/06 04:54 11,698 x 41,011 29,313 +13.52H 8.19D 58.34°E 6.38°N 9.70°
016 01/05 15:23 11,698 x 41,012 29,314 + 8.57H 7.63D 66.91°W 1.60°N 9.70°
015 01/05 06:48 [B][COLOR="Red"]11,698[/COLOR][/B] x [B][COLOR="Red"]41,011[/COLOR][/B] 29,313 +71.94H 7.27D 173.68°E 9.53°S [B][COLOR="Red"]9.70°[/COLOR][/B]
013 01/02 06:52 5,093 x 38,354 33,261 +26.04H 4.27D 106.35°W 0.01°S 20.52°
012 01/01 04:49 5,097 x 38,352 33,255 + 7.42H 3.19D 74.48°W 0.01°S 20.52°
011 12/31 21:24 5,096 x 38,353 33,257 + 4.14H 2.88D 150.22°E 2.76°N 20.52°
009 12/31 17:16 5,097 x [B][COLOR="Red"]38,363[/COLOR][/B] 33,266 + 1.47H 2.70D 147.75°E 19.10°N 20.52°
007 12/31 15:48 5,090 x 35,736 30,646 +24.25H 2.64D 121.69°E 0.06°N 20.59°
005 12/30 15:33 5,089 x 35,740 30,651 + .00H 1.63D 126.34°E 0.02°N 20.59°
006 12/30 15:33 5,088 x 35,741 30,653 +21.06H 1.63D 126.28°E 0.00°S 20.59°
004 12/29 18:30 5,087 x 35,793 30,706 + .17H .76D 127.27°W 10.81°N 20.55°
003 12/29 18:19 5,084 x 35,795 30,711 + .80H .75D 127.13°W 11.56°N 20.57°
002 12/29 17:32 5,087 x 35,793 30,706 + 2.22H .72D 128.96°W 15.32°N 20.58°
005 12/29 15:18 [B][COLOR="Red"]5,090[/COLOR][/B] x 35,740 30,650 +11.34H .62D 131.11°E 0.01°S [B][COLOR="Red"]20.58°[/COLOR][/B]
001 12/29 03:58 424 x 35,759 35,335 + 3.61H .15D 59.29°W 1.05°S 45.52°
A NORAD two-line element (TLE) set consists of two 69-character lines of data which describe in detail a spacecraft's trajectory around the earth.
Calculated and published by the U.S. government regularly.
http://celestrak.com/columns/v04n03/
http://www.space-track.org/tle_format.html
FCC Filing Summary - Just to keep trackCalculated and published by the U.S. government regularly.
http://celestrak.com/columns/v04n03/
http://www.space-track.org/tle_format.html
At 76°, there's D12 testing and earth station communication, total of 3 STA's.
Boeing DirecTV-10/DirecTV-11/DirecTV-12 Fact Sheet: D12 was approved 2/13/2010 to 3/15/2010.
Then extended 3/19/2010 to 4/19/2010.
Then extended 4/18/2010 to 5/18/2010.
Earth Station (2) Communication was approved 2/12/2010 to 3/12/2010.
Then extended 3/19/2010 to 4/19/2010.
Then extended 4/22/2010 to 5/22/2010.
For the Drift, there's D12 and earth station communication, total of 3 STA's.Then extended 3/19/2010 to 4/19/2010.
Then extended 4/18/2010 to 5/18/2010.
Earth Station (2) Communication was approved 2/12/2010 to 3/12/2010.
Then extended 3/19/2010 to 4/19/2010.
Then extended 4/22/2010 to 5/22/2010.
D12 was approved 3/8/2010 to 4/6/2010.
Then extended 4/26/2010 to 5/26/2010.
Earth Station (2) Communication was approved 3/8/2010 to 4/6/2010.
Then extended 4/7/2010 to 5/7/2010.
May also still need another request for Drift past 5/7/2010 if necessary.
Then extended 4/26/2010 to 5/26/2010.
Earth Station (2) Communication was approved 3/8/2010 to 4/6/2010.
Then extended 4/7/2010 to 5/7/2010.
May also still need another request for Drift past 5/7/2010 if necessary.
DirecTV-12 Time-line and Historical Information can be found in Post#2 below.