Boeing announced in September 2004 a contract by DirecTV to build three Boeing 702 model satellites. These spacecraft will
provide DirecTV with unprecedented national and local broadcast coverage in High
Definition Television (HDTV) and will be among the largest and most powerful Ka-band
satellites ever launched.
Three BSS-702 satellites, dubbed DirecTV 10
and DirecTV 11, an ground spare (DirecTV 12) and six Ka
band uplink sites will enable DirecTV to significantly expand broadcasting to their
customers across the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska. In addition to
expanded national HDTV broadcasting, standard definition television broadcasting, and
interactive television, DirecTV 10 and DirecTV 11 will provide the capability for DirecTV
to broadcast local HDTV to 90 percent of their customers.
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