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·DirecTV's next satellite launch could be 20 days away.
The Arianespace flight for DirecTV-4S - a spot-beam bird that will help the company with its local TV offerings, including must-carry mandates for local TV - is set for between Nov. 26 and Nov. 27. As with all rocket launches, dates and times are subject to change. But according to a company spokesperson, lift-off is still scheduled for the last week of the month.
An Ariane 44LP will orbit DirecTV-4S, which was built by Boeing Satellite Systems for the satellite TV company. The launch will take place at Arianespace's facility in South America.
After DirecTV-4S, the DirecTV 5 satellite is next for liftoff. DirecTV doesn't expect to launch the bird prior to January 2002. DirecTV 5's flight will take place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
From Sky Report (Used with permission)
The Arianespace flight for DirecTV-4S - a spot-beam bird that will help the company with its local TV offerings, including must-carry mandates for local TV - is set for between Nov. 26 and Nov. 27. As with all rocket launches, dates and times are subject to change. But according to a company spokesperson, lift-off is still scheduled for the last week of the month.
An Ariane 44LP will orbit DirecTV-4S, which was built by Boeing Satellite Systems for the satellite TV company. The launch will take place at Arianespace's facility in South America.
After DirecTV-4S, the DirecTV 5 satellite is next for liftoff. DirecTV doesn't expect to launch the bird prior to January 2002. DirecTV 5's flight will take place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
From Sky Report (Used with permission)
