The satellite, of almost 6 tons in weight, has been constructed by Boeing in order to optimize the transmission of sign for the television in high definition (HDTV)

There was postponed by indefinite time the throwing of the American satellite of telecommunications DIRECTV 11 from the floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, they informed That Launch should Be the sources of the company.

"The throwing was suspended by a problem that appeared, when the account began already reversiva", indicated the sources without specifying the character of the arisen problem.

The account reversiva started 72 hours before the hour of the throwing fixed for 15:49 (in the coast of the Pacific Ocean of the USA) of March 17.

The DirecTV 11 is provided with 32 transpondedores in band Ka and 99th West has to be placed in the position geostacionaria of.


(19/03/08)