DirecTV Seeks New Orbital Home for T16 Satellite
After its T16 satellite launches June 20, AT&T's DirecTV wants it to go to a different orbital slot. In an FCC International Bureau posting Wednesday, DirecTV asked for an authorization modification allowing T16 to operate at 100.85 degrees west instead…
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of 102.7 degrees west and to provide direct broadcast satellite service from there. It said at 100.85 degrees west, T16 would replace or supplement its T8, T9S and T4S satellites and use the same DBS frequencies. In a related bureau filing, DirecTV asked for a 30-day special temporary authority to do in-orbit testing of T16 and to drift it to 100.85 degrees west.