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Zenit
Launched 1999-10-10 03:28 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
58th
orbital launch attempt in 1999
Sea Launch
2nd
launch this year
Launch Platform Odyssey
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
196 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
43
Successful
40
93%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
4.6m
Diameter
0.4m
Liftoff thrust
45kN
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