Geostationary
DIRECTV 9S
US Direct-Broadcast Television (HDTV Expansion) · DirecTV (AT&T)
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A DirecTV satellite at 101°W adding capacity to the prime DirecTV orbital position. DirecTV-9S specifically enabled the expansion of HD channels — DirecTV marketed itself aggressively as the 'HD leader' with more HD channels than cable, a competitive advantage that drove subscriber growth through the 2000s. The proliferation of HD channels required additional transponder capacity that satellites like DirecTV-9S provided.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,430–22,466 mi (36,098–36,156 km)
- Inclination
- 2.7°
- One orbit
- 24.2 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 29494
- Int’l designator
- 2006-043A
- Launched
- 2006
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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