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DirecTV’s New Satellite DIRECTV 11 Launched successfully

Submitted by satellitetvnews on March 20, 2008 - 1:35am.

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SeaLaunch successfully launches DIRECTV 11 satellite into the space on Wednesday, 19 March at 22.48 GMT from Odyssey Launch Platform. The satellite weighing 5,923kgs lifted off from an oceangoing platform as per schedule and will be positioned at 154 degrees West Longitude 22,236 miles from the Earth. DIRECTV-11, a Boeing 702 Satellite is the largest and most powerful Ka-band satellites built to date
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