Vehicle: Proton M/ Breeze M
The Satellite
- Satellite Operator: DIRECTV, Inc.
- Satellite Manufacturer: The Boeing Company
- Purpose: HDTV
- Platform: Eurostar Boeing 702
- Separated Mass: 5893 kg
- Satellite Design Life: 15 yrs
Highlights
- 1st Flight of Enhanced Proton Breeze M
- 1st Boeing 702 Spacecraft on Proton
- 2nd ILS Proton in 2007
- 3rd DIRECTV Launch on Proton
- 326th Proton Launch
Latest News
ILS Proton Successfully Launches DIRECTV 10
Launch Resources
Final Details of the Launch and Separation
- Liftoff occurred in Baikonur on Saturday, July 7 at 7:16 a.m. local time (July 6: 21:16 EDT, July 7: 01:16 GMT).
- Nominal separation took place on July 7 at 4:24 p.m. local time (06:24 EDT, 10:24 GMT)
- Separation of the DIRECTV 10 satellite occured approximately 9 hours, 08 minutes after liftoff.
- Orbit Parameters: Predicted: 4901 km x 35786 km x 21.4 deg
- SC Separation
- Fifth Burn
- Fourth Burn
- APT Jettison
- Third Burn
- Second Burn
- First Burn
- Stage Separations
- Liftoff
- Rollout to Pad 39
- Breeze M Fueling
- Begin Joint Operations
- SC Fuel Loading
- Breeze M Arrival
- SC/GSE Arrival
- Proton Arrival
- Early Team Arrival