SPACEWAY 1, 2 North America

Local and National HDTV Broadcasting

Spaceway 1, 2, 3 satellite animation (Neg#: 02PR-01579E)

Customer DIRECTV, Inc.
Spacecraft Boeing 702
Quantity Two
Launch
Date
Vehicle
Site		 SPACEWAY 1
April 26, 2005
Sea Launch
Pacific Ocean		 SPACEWAY 2
November 16, 2005
Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guiana


Orbital slot 102.8 degrees W longitude and 99 degrees West longitude
Contract life 12.6 years

Built on the powerful Boeing 702 model satellite, SPACEWAY™ 1 and 2 were manufactured for DIRECTV, Inc. and are among the most complex commercial satellite systems ever developed.

SPACEWAY 1, and its sister satellite, SPACEWAY 2, are among DIRECTV's next generation of direct-to-home broadcast satellites. The spacecrafts' adaptable spot beam technology and reconfigurable routing is allowing DIRECTV, Inc. to bring local high definition television (HDTV) service to most U.S. television households.

 

Artist rendering of Spaceway 1,2,3 satellite shown stowed and deployed.
Stowed (left); In Orbit (right)

 

SPACEWAY 1 and 2 are the first of four Boeing-built Ka-band satellites DIRECTV has launched as part of its expansion of programming capacity. The expansions will enable DIRECTV to deliver more than 1,500 local and national HD channels and other advanced programming services to consumers nationwide.

SPACEWAY 1 was launched on April 26, 2005 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit 3L rocket. Launched by Arianespace on November 16, 2005, from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, SPACEWAY 2 was the seventh Boeing-built satellite for DIRECTV. Together, the Boeing 702 model SPACEWAY 1 and 2 satellites exemplify Boeing's heritage of satellite design and commitment to delivering space-based solutions that enable its customers to expand their businesses.

SPACEWAY SPECIFICATIONS

PAYLOAD
Ka-band Regenerative processing payload with hopping downlink spot beams, capacity of 10 GBps per spacecraft
POWER
Solar
End of life

Panels
Source Power 12.3 kW (summer solstice)

2 wings each w/5 panels of triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells
Batteries 45 cell NiH2
PROPULSION
Liquid apogee engine 100lbf (445N)
Stationkeeping Thrusters - XIPS 4x25 cm
0.018 lb (79mN) (low power)
0.038 lb (165mN) (high power)
Bi-Prop Axia
Bi Prop E-W		 4 5lb (22N)
4 2lb (10N)
ANTENNAS
Receive Multihorn shaped beam with dual offset fed Cassegrain reflectors
Transmit 1500 element phased array, 2m diameter, forming multiple hopping spot beams
DIMENSIONS
In orbit L, solar arrays: 134.2 ft (40.9m)
W, antennas: 24.0 ft (7.3m)
Stowed H: 16.6 ft (5.1 m)
W: 11.2 ft x 10.6 ft (3.4 m x 3.2 m)
Mass
tab;Launch at Separation
5993 kg (13201 lbs)
In-orbit
(beginning of life)

End of life
3832 kg (8441 lbs)

3691 kg (8130 lbs)
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