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DIRECTV 11

US Direct-Broadcast Television · DirecTV (AT&T)

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A DirecTV high-power satellite at 99°W extending coverage and capacity for DirecTV's US service. DirecTV-11's position at 99°W allows subscribers' dishes to receive it alongside the primary 101°W satellites without repointing — the same dish covers both positions, effectively doubling the available channel capacity seen from each home. This co-location strategy enabled DirecTV to offer local channels from hundreds of US markets simultaneously.

Its orbit

Orbit
Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
Altitude
22,241–22,243 mi (35,793–35,796 km)
Inclination
0.0°
One orbit
23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
NORAD ID
32729
Int’l designator
2008-013A
Launched
2008

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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