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DIRECTV Japan's Superbird C satellite successfully launches
BUSINESS WIRE
Mon, Jul 28 1997
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1997--DIRECTV Japan (DTVJ) was present at Cape Canaveral's U.S. Air Force Base in Florida Sunday to witness the successful launch of Space Communication Corp.'s (SCC) Superbird C satellite, which went up on Sunday evening, July 27, at 9:15 p.m. ET.
Superbird C, manufactured by Hughes Space & Communications Co., will be used by DTVJ when it launches its approximately 100-channel direct-to-home broadcast service this fall.
Along with this successful communication satellite (CS) launch, DTVJ is near completion of its broadcast center and customer center.
Chairman Gareth C.C. Chang commented: "Superbird C's successful launch is a pivotal moment in moving DTVJ closer to launch this fall. The operation of the satellite allows us to actively test the quality of our service before we introduce it nationally to our subscribers."
JAS Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Service Inc. used Atlas SB-6 to launch Superbird C, which hereafter will be stationed 144 degrees east longitude. Upon completion of an orbital confirmation test, approximately 40 days after launch, Superbird C will be operational. DTVJ is planning its test operation in September, followed by a consumer rollout in November.
DTVJ is a partnership between DIRECTV International Inc. (DTVI), a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp.; Culture Convenience Club Co. Ltd. (CCC); Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (MEI); Space Communications Corp. (SCC); Mitsubishi Electric Co. Ltd. (MELCO); Mitsubishi Corp. (MC); and Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (DNP).
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