On Dec. 28th at 4:22 pm, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, a Boeing 702 commercial satellite (DIRECTV 12), made a successful launch on-board a Proton Breeze M rocket. Nine hours later, the satellite began transmitting its first signals to ground-based stations. After on-orbit testing is completed, control of the satellite will be handed over to DIRECTV, which is scheduled for sometime around early 2010. DIRECTV 12 will be used to expand DIRECTV's HDTV programming to customers in the U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. Can't go wrong with more HD programming, especially when you combine HD with NFL Sunday Ticket and NBA League Pass. Ultimate sweetness! DIRECTV 12 is the 10th satellite that Boeing has built for the popular satellite dish provider, and the 22nd Boeing 702 satellite to fly in space.
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