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In 2002, the satellite's main spacecraft control processor failed, prompting DirecTV to move the spacecraft into a storage orbit. [27] The satellite was recalled in October 2003 and leased to Telesat, relocating to 82° W in order to provide backup for Nimiq 2. [28] In 2004, the satellite was relocated to 91° W, backing up Nimiq 1.
The T14 satellite is the sixth satellite built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) for operator DirecTV. The high-capacity spacecraft is based on the SSL 1300 platform, T14 is a 20-kilowatt class Ka-band and reverse-band digital broadcast satellite that will be used to deliver Ultra HD and other new consumer services for DirecTV.
T12, formerly known as D12, is a Boeing model 702 satellite built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center. It was launched on December 29, 2009 and became operational on May 19, 2010. It is used by DirecTV to provide additional high definition channels and Video on demand content, as well as 3DTV channels and content. The satellite adopted ...
Ku-band satellite 123.0°W: Galaxy 18: LS-1300: United States Intelsat: Television and radio broadcasting North America: 21 May 2008, [[Zenit Hybrid C/K u-band satellite 2008-11-19 121.0°W: Galaxy-23: FS-1300: United States Intelsat: Direct Broadcasting North America: 7 August 2003: Hybrid C/K u /K a-band satellite; C band payload referred to ...
HHMI created DirecTV as a separate division and secured an agreement with USSB to build and launch the first high-power direct-broadcast satellite system. [16] [17] Direct satellite broadcasters were mandated in 1992 to set aside 4% of its channel space for noncommercial educational and informational programming. DirecTV selected C-SPAN, EWTN ...
DirecTV supplies BBCs with all 5-LNB K u /K a-band dish systems. The satellite signal from T10 is downconverted at the dish to the frequency range of 250-750 MHz, called "K a-lo". At the receiver when necessary, the BBC in response to a control signal from the receiver blocks any original "K a-hi" signals between 1650-2150 MHz. Then up-converts ...
PrimeStar was an American direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in November 1990 by seven cable television companies including Comcast Corp. and TCI Communications Corp. [1] PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in 1996.
Digital Satellite System is the initialism expansion of the DSS digital satellite television transmission system used by DirecTV. Only when digital transmission was introduced did direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television become popular in North America , which has led to both DBS and DSS being used interchangeably to refer to all three ...