DIRECTV 5 satellite successfully launched on Proton
An International Launch Services (ILS) Russian-built Proton booster successfully launched the DIRECTV 5 satellite on May 7, making it the seventh satellite in DIRECTV's fleet. The Proton K vehicle launched from Baikonur Cosomodrome in Kazakhstan at 1 p.m. EDT. The booster's Block DM upper stage...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.