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.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
