Launch Overview
Vehicle
Zenit-3SL
Agency
Sea Launch
Site / Pad
KLA / KLA -
Outcome
Success
Flight
3L/DM-SL-3L
COSPAR Designator
1999-056
Mission
DirecTV-1R (Communications)
To expand channel capacity and strengthen in-orbit redundancy, DirecTV, Inc., ordered a new satellite from Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) in 1998. The new spacecraft, called DirecTV 1-R, is a Hughes HS-601HP model satellite scheduled that was launched in October 1999 under a delivery-in-orbit contract.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Zenit 3SL
Provider
Sea Launch
Agency launches
2 (2 YTD)
Site launches
3 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
2 (2 YTD)