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SixtoReport: D12 Satellite Info in Post#1 - Live!

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Updated 05/12/2010 - Time since Launch:
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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°
Two Line Element (TLE) Format:
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 track
At 76°, there's D12 testing and earth station communication, total of 3 STA's.
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.
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.
Boeing DirecTV-10/DirecTV-11/DirecTV-12 Fact Sheet:
DirecTV-12 Time-line and Historical Information can be found in Post#2 below.
 

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DirecTV-12 (D12) / RB-2A ("BSS") Satellite:
  • D12 Launch Info:
  • D10/D11 Historical Details:
    • D10 launched 7/7/2007, went "live" 9/26/2007 (81 days), with about a week delay due to spot beam and authorization issues.
    • D11 launched 3/19/2008, went "live" 7/31/2008 (134 days), with about a 6-8 week delay due to BSS testing. D11 got to it's first test location 5/25/2008.
    • Post#2 in the D11 thread contains the day-by-day history of D11 for comparison purposes. The same regular updates will be posted for D12.
    • Post#3 in the D11 thread has the comparison of launch-to-location for D10, D11, and SW1.
DirecTV-12 Historical Timeline:

DirecTV-12 after Liftoff
Time | Launch Event | Status
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07:24:00pm ET|1st/2nd Stage Separation| Complete
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07:27:26pm ET|2nd/3rd Stage Separation| Complete
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07:27:48pm ET|Payload Fairing (PLF) Separation| Complete
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07:31:36pm ET|3rd Stage/Breeze M Separation| Complete
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07:33:50pm ET|1st Burn Ignition| Complete
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07:37:51pm ET|1st Burn Shutdown| Complete
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08:27:58pm ET|2nd Burn Ignition| Complete
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08:45:15pm ET|2nd Burn Shutdown| Complete
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10:48:45pm ET|3rd Burn Ignition| Complete
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11:00:14pm ET|3rd Burn Shutdown| Complete
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11:01:04pm ET|APT Jettison| Complete
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11:02:31pm ET|4th Burn Ignition| Complete
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11:08:16pm ET|4th Burn Shutdown| Complete
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04:13:25am ET|5th Burn Ignition| Complete
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04:19:43am ET|5th Burn Shutdown| Complete
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4:32:00am ET|D12 Separation| Complete
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Launch Photos:
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D10/D11/D12 Comparison:

Target was Low of 35,786, High of 35,786, Gap of 0. Graphs are from DodgerKing:













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	D10	D10	D10	D11	D11	D11	D12	D12	D12
[U]Day#[/U]	[U]Low[/U]	[U]High[/U]	[U]Gap[/U]	[U]Low[/U]	[U]High[/U]	[U]Gap[/U]	[U]Low[/U]	[U]High[/U]	[U]Gap[/U][/B]
1	414	35813	35399	268	36474	36206	5087	35793	30706
2	4919	35792	30873				5089	35740	30651
3	4921	36526	31605				5097	38352	33255
4	4923	37127	32204				5093	38354	33261
5				463	38996	38533			
6	8277	37105	28828						
7	17992	37082	19090	468	40744	40276	11698	41011	29313
8	17994	37083	19089	7392	40992	33600	20536	41078	20542
9				7386	40989	33603			
10	31290	37120	5830	7387	40988	33601	20336	41007	20671
11	34206	37119	2913				27381	41036	13655
12	34100	37245	3145	17362	41069	23707			
13	34099	37129	3030	17361	41067	23706	29492	41037	11545
14	34088	37109	3021						
15	34085	37109	3024				31494	38917	7423
16	34088	37104	3016	29624	41227	11603			
17	34123	37099	2976	29621	41228	11607			
18	34179	37102	2923	29621	41228	11607	32651	38908	6257
19	34239	37050	2811	29622	41228	11606	32652	38907	6255
20				29622	41228	11606	32727	38854	6127
21	34449	37082	2633	29723	41211	11488			
22				29864	41198	11334			
23				29861	41195	11334	33008	38510	5502
24	34759	36906	2147	30007	41174	11167	33114	38484	5370
25				30244	41142	10898			
26	35111	36572	1461	30245	41133	10888	33259	38365	5106
27				30507	41115	10608	33366	38229	4863
28				30531	41110	10579	33920	37699	3779
29	34923	36787	1864	30615	41065	10450	33948	37410	3462
30	                 				34196	37445	3249
31	35603	36177	574	30883	40871	9988
32	35644	36057	413	31115	40623	9508	34409	37150	2741
33	35630	36051	421	31309	40411	9102	34419	37149	2730
34	35663	35964	301	31369	40366	8997	34450	37155	2705
35	35740	35919	179				34715	36952	2237
36	35737	35864	127	31742	39996	8254	34739	36886	2147
37	35739	35876	137	31866	39844	7978	35004	36635	1631
38	35742	35809	67				35030	36564	1534
39							35344	36351	1007
40	35784	35789	5	32302	39428	7126	35484	36200	716
41	35784	35787	3	32285	39398	7113	35584	36081	497
42				32732	39025	6293	35676	35898	222
43				32732	38987	6255	35677	35898	221
44							35676	35826	150
45				32976	38782	5806	35784	35787	3
46						
47				33440	38444	5004
48				33458	38289	4831
49				33759	38125	4366
50				33724	38069	4345
51				33988	37798	3810
52						
53				34111	37722	3611
54				34365	37443	3078
55						
56				34423	37211	2788
57				34610	37078	2468
58				34888	36903	2015
59						
60						
61				35352	36444	1092
62				35350	36345	995
63				35496	36217	721
64				35600	36052	452
65				35739	35884	145
66				35747	35804	57
67				35786	35792	6
68						
69				35785	35789	4
70				35786	35788	2
DirecTV-12 Orbit - Pictorial View - from Doctor J):
  • In layman's terms, the target was for the D12 orbit to look like the D10 orbit.
  • D-10 is White
  • D-12 #1 is Red, D-12 #2 is Orange, D-12 #8 is Yellow, D-12 #14 is Purple, D-12 #19 is Blue, D-12 #25 is Green



Contributors to the information in Post#1 and Post#2: Sixto, LameLefty, Anik, Doctor J, DodgerKing, rrrick8 (countdown clock)
 
#4 ·
DIRECTV will be the first to launch a full BSS package in the US! :)

DIRECTV filings for DIRECTV 12 and RB-2A have been received by the FCC (along with payments for both). DIRECTV 12 has been modified to serve as a hybrid satellite for both duties, Ka and BSS!

DIRECTV12 is call sign S2797, RB-2A is S2796. (Same hybrid satellite.) (Thanks Lamelefty for the correction).
DIRECTV 12 Links
DIRECTV 12 Launch and operate filing record
Launch and Operate Authority Letter

RB-2A Links
RB-2A Launch and operate filing record
Launch and Operate Authority Letter

Launch window is expected between October 15 and November 14. Full operation by January 31.

I'm sure as I dig thru these documents I'll understand and be able to report on more. (As will Sixto, Lamelefty, and many of you. Thanks!)

Cheers,
Tom

Edit:
My bad! And boy, what a huge mess I made of Sixto's work. Sixto has already reported all of this last month! How late I am to the party. (And how did I miss it!?) Anyway, this deserves a new thread so Sixto, bless his soul, will continue to take care of the updates. I've copied all of Sixto's information appropriately to the top of this thread--he deserves all the credit for his most excellent work!

My sincere, public apologies to Sixto for the mess I made. Thank you for being gracious enough to accept.

Tom
 
#7 ·
Can I vote that we still name this the Sixto Report? :)

Now ... probably discussed in the other thread, but what is the significance of this being the first BSS satellite in the U.S.?

What is the significance to current customers? Future customers?

Can someone "nutshell" it for the less technical among us?

Many thanks, in advance. :)
 
#8 ·
Drew2k said:
Can I vote that we still name this the Sixto Report? :)

Now ... probably discussed in the other thread, but what is the significance of this being the first BSS satellite in the U.S.?

What is the significance to current customers? Future customers?

Can someone "nutshell" it for the less technical among us?

Many thanks, in advance. :)
Yes, absolutely. I'm working with Sixto to fix my horrible mistake. As soon as he signs off on the plan, he'll definitely get all the credit he deserves and my hope is he'll continue to take most excellent care of his baby.

Cheers,
Tom

Edit: Thread has been restored to Sixto, with appropriate title and ownership. Thanks for you patience with my mistake.
 
#9 ·
Drew2k said:
Can I vote that we still name this the Sixto Report? :)

Now ... probably discussed in the other thread, but what is the significance of this being the first BSS satellite in the U.S.?

What is the significance to current customers? Future customers?

Can someone "nutshell" it for the less technical among us?

Many thanks, in advance. :)
To me the huge, major coolness, was DIRECTV has full BSS satellite already to launch. We all thought it would be years before anyone would be able to take advantage of the newly allocated bandwidth. Normally it takes 2-4 years to plan, build, and launch a satellite after a license has been granted. Now DIRECTV will do it in a few months--by strategic planning ahead of time. Wow! :)

What else does this mean? The BSS satellite range is another 400Mhz of bandwidth at a location that DIRECTV already has 1Ghz of bandwidth. Future LNBs would be easy to produce that could take advantage of this bandwidth without a compete dish redesign. Getting all the angles right on a dish for a new satellite location--on a dish to be used anywhere in the US--is major, major engineering. So this is very, very cool.

What will DIRECTV do with that bandwidth? That part I don't know--yet. I'm still digging thru the documents I missed last month. :)

Cheers,
Tom
 
#10 ·
Thanks Tom! Keep us in the loop, and thanks to you, Sixto, LameLefty and the others who spend countless hours reading what is likely very dry material to find nuggets of useful information. Thanks also for making that information accessible to the non-rocket-scientists in the crowd. :up:
 
#11 ·
All back to normal! :)

Have updated post#1 with the Eutelsat W7 announcement from Monday, which fuels the possible speculation that D12 is after W7. It all depends on whether they'll be two launches within 60 days, or just D12 after W7.

2008/2009 Proton-M/Briz-M launches and possible D12 scenario:
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02/11/2008  +14
03/14/2008  +32
08/18/2008 
09/19/2008  +32
11/05/2008  +47
12/10/2008  +35
02/11/2009  +62
04/03/2009  +51
05/16/2009  +43
06/30/2009  +45
08/11/2009  +42
09/17/2009  +38 (Nimiq 5 scheduled)
10/17/2009? +30 (D12)
11/16/2009? +30 (W7 "mid-November")
 
#13 ·
machavez00 said:
ok, can some explain the difference?
C-band was the first satellite group of frequencies allocated for use. Not meant for direct to home, but as Big Ugly Dishes (BUD) became popular, so did the concept of satellite receivers in the home.

Ku-bands of frequencies were allocated prompting the start of the Direct To Home (DTH) companies: Pegasus, Dish, our favorite DIRECTV, and others. For a long time, this was just enough bandwidth for most cable channels for most of the companies--but HD was coming. :)

Ka-bands--So the Ka bands of frequencies were envisioned for extra bandwidth to give companies the bandwidth for National HD channels and very importantly for locals channels.

Even the Ka isn't enough. The International regulatory agency, ITU, changed some allocations of the radio bands, allowing a new concept--BSS bands that let satellite signals sent back to the home on the SAME frequencies the Ku satellites use for Earth to the satellites. With careful coordination, the signals don't interfere with each other. So these are the new frequencies that were just assigned by the FCC for use.

They aren't so much different as more. Woohoo! :)

Cheers,
Tom
 
#20 ·
kturcotte said:
How does BSS differ from what they currently use? I doubt it, but would this require an LNB swap-out? How many TOTAL HD local channels will this bird be able to carry?
BSS is just a new frequency range (17300-17700 MHz) that will enable more bandwidth within an existing slot.

It's not expected that the current LNB(s) will be able to receive 17.3-17.7GHz, but this is somewhat an experimental payload, with BSS being fully exploited in the future (2-3 years).

We're not yet fully aware of the net new numbers for LiL. The documents reference in-orbit redundancy or replacement for the spot beam capability of D10. D10 has known issues with it's spots, but not yet fully clear how D10 and D12 LiL will be balanced.

Post-1 contains the "summary", with links to the details.
 
#21 ·
Sixto said:
  • Construction by Boeing expected to be completed by October 8th, 2009
  • Launch expected between 10/15/2009-11/14/2009 (per Schedule-S from 8/7/2009)
  • Since nobody has made note of the painfully obvious, I guess I'll step up:

    They can't launch on October 15th if Boeing releases the satellite on the 8th.

    We are told that it takes about 30 days from the time the bird arrives at Baikonur to when it might be launched (weather and scheduling permitting). Travel time to Kazakhstan would appear to be five days (Protostar II interval).

    Some background on the last three Proton M/Briz M launches:

    AsiaSat 5 (SS/L 1300 bus) took 29 days from landing to launch.

    Sirius FM-5 (SS/L 1300 bus) took about 33 days from landing to launch.

    Protostar II (Boeing 601HP) took 26 days from landing to launch.

    It took Protostar II five days from the Boeing shipment announcement to the landing in Kazakhstan. Working forward, DIRECTV 12 looks to be headed for a November 15th launch (plus or minus a few days). This puts D12 on an almost identical schedule W7 and that cannot happen.

    NOTE: This is all built on the idea that the bird leaves Boeing on (or very shortly after) October 8th. It would seem that the only way to make an October 15th launch is if DIRECTV 12 ships this week and they fast track everything.

    Finally, I think it is important to recognize that the recent history for launch intervals averages out at 41.75 days between launches. The quickest was the most recent at 37 days.
 
#22 ·
harsh said:
Since nobody has made note of the painfully obvious, I guess I'll step up:

They can't launch on October 15th if Boeing releases the satellite on the 8th.

We are told that it takes about 30 days from the time the bird arrives at Baikonur to when it might be launched (weather and scheduling permitting). Travel time to Kazakhstan would appear to be five days (Protostar II interval).

Some background on the last three Proton M/Briz M launches:

AsiaSat 5 (SS/L 1300 bus) took 29 days from landing to launch.

Sirius FM-5 (SS/L 1300 bus) took about 33 days from landing to launch.

Protostar II (Boeing 601HP) took 26 days from landing to launch.

It took Protostar II five days from the Boeing shipment announcement to the landing in Kazakhstan. Working forward, DIRECTV 12 looks to be headed for a November 15th launch (plus or minus a few days). This puts D12 on an almost identical schedule W7 and that cannot happen.

NOTE: This is all built on the idea that the bird leaves Boeing on (or very shortly after) October 8th. It would seem that the only way to make an October 15th launch is if DIRECTV 12 ships this week and they fast track everything.

Finally, I think it is important to recognize that the recent history for launch intervals averages out at 41.75 days between launches. The quickest was the most recent at 37 days.
While what you have espoused here is accurate enough, there is nothing stopping them from getting D12 there within 24 hours and launching within a week. It comes down to the amount of risk Boeing and DirecTV are willing to endure. The real test is in the pudding as they say and we'll see soon enough as it all unfolds. :)
 
#23 ·
Sixto said:
I'm just getting a vibe that it may be after W7, but we'll see, especially if some $ changed hands to get W7 to the head of the line.
Sixto said:
Have updated post#1 with the Eutelsat W7 announcement from Monday, which fuels the possible speculation that D12 is after W7.
harsh said:
Since nobody has made note of the painfully obvious, I guess I'll step up:
Yes, exactly why the prior launch info was posted yesterday, the W7 info was added to the summary, and posted that it's seems more likely that the launch will be after W7, but anything is possible with the right focus and $ (and change to the previous D12 schedule).
 
#25 ·
slimoli said:
Sorry for the non-technical question:

If have a Slimline 5 dish , would it need any LNB upgrade to receive the new channels when the D12 is up and running ? I live in a condo with a MDU MFH2 system . Thanks.
All non-technical questions welcome! :)

If you can receive the current MPEG4 HD Channels, then you should be fine with D12.

D12 (non RB-2A) will be utilizing existing frequencies previously allocated and used by DirecTV-10 (D10) and Spaceway-1 (SW1).
 
#26 ·
smiddy said:
While what you have espoused here is accurate enough, there is nothing stopping them from getting D12 there within 24 hours and launching within a week.
The preparation schedule takes about 30 days. Testing of the satellite itself takes a week. Putting the satellite in the faring takes a day. Fueling of the satellite takes a day or two. Mating all of the booster sections takes a few days. Fueling the launch vehicles takes time.

At every step, there is exhaustive testing to make sure that everything is "nominal" before they move to the next step. ILS can't afford to be spilling any more heptyl rocket fuel downrange.
 
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