DirecTV satellite launch delayed
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DirecTV Satellite Launch Delayed
By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 6/1/2007 7:43:00 AM
El Segundo, Calif. The planned June 20th launch of DirecTVs DirecTV-10 satellite has been delayed to July 6th, due to complications in the delivery of the satellite to the launch facility in Kazakhstan, according to a report in Kazakhstan Today.
DirecTV said the delay resulted from "some late processing issues in the Boeing factory but they've been resolved and we are moving forward."
DirecTV-10 is planned to give the DirecTV service up to 100 national HD channels and expanded local HD services when it begins regular transmissions. That date is still expected in September, a DirecTV spokesman told TWICE.
Next year, DirecTV is to launch a second HD satellite, DirecTV-11, which will enable DirecTV to deliver a total of 1,500 local and 150 national HD channels.
Kinda ironic that the day I was ready for the new additional HD channels, the announcement came out. Oh well, it extends the life o HR10-250 units that I have. Hey, it might gives me more time to negotiate and get additional HR20-**** for free, or close to free.
By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 6/1/2007 7:43:00 AM
El Segundo, Calif. The planned June 20th launch of DirecTVs DirecTV-10 satellite has been delayed to July 6th, due to complications in the delivery of the satellite to the launch facility in Kazakhstan, according to a report in Kazakhstan Today.
DirecTV said the delay resulted from "some late processing issues in the Boeing factory but they've been resolved and we are moving forward."
DirecTV-10 is planned to give the DirecTV service up to 100 national HD channels and expanded local HD services when it begins regular transmissions. That date is still expected in September, a DirecTV spokesman told TWICE.
Next year, DirecTV is to launch a second HD satellite, DirecTV-11, which will enable DirecTV to deliver a total of 1,500 local and 150 national HD channels.
Kinda ironic that the day I was ready for the new additional HD channels, the announcement came out. Oh well, it extends the life o HR10-250 units that I have. Hey, it might gives me more time to negotiate and get additional HR20-**** for free, or close to free.
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DirecTV Satellite Launch Delayed
By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 6/1/2007 7:43:00 AM
El Segundo, Calif. The planned June 20th launch of DirecTVs DirecTV-10 satellite has been delayed to July 6th, due to complications in the delivery of the satellite to the launch facility in Kazakhstan, according to a report in Kazakhstan Today.
DirecTV said the delay resulted from "some late processing issues in the Boeing factory but they've been resolved and we are moving forward."
DirecTV-10 is planned to give the DirecTV service up to 100 national HD channels and expanded local HD services when it begins regular transmissions. That date is still expected in September, a DirecTV spokesman told TWICE.
Next year, DirecTV is to launch a second HD satellite, DirecTV-11, which will enable DirecTV to deliver a total of 1,500 local and 150 national HD channels.
Kinda ironic that the day I was ready for the new additional HD channels, the announcement came out. Oh well, it extends the life o HR10-250 units that I have. Hey, it might gives me more time to negotiate and get additional HR20-**** for free, or close to free.
This is pretty old news. The story came out back in late May/early June. If you want to keep up with the day to day news/preparations for the launch, there is a neat blog here:
http://www.ilslaunch.com/blog/
Don't expect any new HD channels until fall at the soonest. It will take some time to get the satellite into the actual orbital position and run all the systems tests.
