Geostationary
DIRECTV 12
US Direct-Broadcast Television · DirecTV (AT&T)
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A DirecTV satellite at 103°W providing additional Ku-band capacity for the US direct-to-home market. DirecTV-12 was positioned at 103°W to further expand the multi-satellite neighborhood accessible from standard DirecTV dish installations. Each additional satellite in the 99°-103°W arc can be received without dish repointing, allowing DirecTV to continuously expand its channel capacity and resolution quality without requiring customers to upgrade their hardware.
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
- 36131
- Int’l designator
- 2009-075A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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