Launch Overview
Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC200/39
Outcome
Success
Flight
535-10/88512
COSPAR Designator
2005-019
Mission
DirecTV-8 (Communications)
The DirecTV 8 satellite provides selectable medium and high power Ku-band broadcast services to the U.S. on up to 32 transponders. The service is optimized to support the current and next generation higher coding rate services that DirecTV provides.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Agency launches
113 (3 YTD)
Site launches
1237 (5 YTD)
Pad launches
99 (2 YTD)