DirecTV's Christmas Wish

DirecTV's Christmas Wish
December 23, 2009
Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Ahh Christmas time, a time to wish for what you want. Some folks are dreaming of a new big screen television, others don’t want much and want to give to others while other are wishing for their two front teeth.

DirecTV has one big Christmas wish this year and that wish is for a successful and on time launch of its new DirecTV 12 satellite. The new satellite is scheduled to take off next week December 28th at 7:22PM Eastern Time from Launch Pad 39 from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan.

The satellite is slated to be lifted into space using a Proton M / Breeze M rockets and was manufactured by Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.

According to reports DirecTV 12 will help expand DirecTV’s HD capacity by up to 50 percent so that DirecTV can offer more then 200 national high definition channels. The satellites home will be at 102.8 degrees West Longitude and is expected to serve 15 years for DirecTV. With a successful launch DirecTV hopes to have the new satellite in service by March.

I know if your a satellite junkie like I am you will be tuned in to watch it lift off and take DirecTV forward in the ever growing HD race. The launch will be available on DirecTV and also via the web at http://www.ilslaunch.com.

Here’s to one Christmas Wish that we hope comes true this year for DirecTV. GO DIRECTV 12!

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