DBS 2

Later renamed Directv 2

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General

Designation	23192 / 94047A
Launch date	3 Aug 1994
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Direct TV
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Atlas Centaur

It carried a time capsule named SpaceArc containing messages from the vice-president of the U.S.A. (Al-Gore) and his predecessor. After its useful life span the spacecraft will be moved to a higher orbit so that only an explorer from a distant future generation may uncover the messages.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 3 Aug 1994	Jan 2006	100.8°W
Feb 2006	Feb 2007	91°W
Feb 2007	Apr 2007	91°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	May 2007
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

To be deorbited shortly.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

Specifications
Ku-band
Ku-band DBS US frequency chart

Apogee motor: ARC490N (liquid fuel)

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