flown missionSuccess

Proton-M Briz-M | DirecTV-8

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanMay 22, 2005, 17:59 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: DirecTV-8
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 22, 2005, 17:59 UTC
Window opens: May 22, 2005, 17:59 UTC
Window closes: May 22, 2005, 17:59 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:35 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M
Family: Proton / UR-500
Variant: Briz-M
Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: KAZ
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates: 46.0400, 63.0321