Post by dkennedy on May 31, 2007 6:00:08 GMT -5
Report: DIRECTV HD Satellite Launch Delayed
The launch is now scheduled for July.
May 31, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
DIRECTV's launch of a new satellite to expand its High-Definition capacity has been delayed until July.
That's according to a report by the news agency Kazakhstan Today.
The launch of the DIRECTV-10 space craft was scheduled for June 20, but the news service reports that it will now be an unspecified date in July.
If that date holds, it would likely not affect DIRECTV's plan to begin adding a large number of high-def channels in September.
DIRECTV did not issue a press release announcing a delay, nor was it available for comment this morning. But Kazakhstan Today says the launch has been rescheduled because "foreign producers of the satellite asked to reschedule the date because of its preparation and transportation to Baikonur," the site of the launch.
The exact date for the launch will be determined once the satellite arrives, the publication says.
The launch is now scheduled for July.
May 31, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
DIRECTV's launch of a new satellite to expand its High-Definition capacity has been delayed until July.
That's according to a report by the news agency Kazakhstan Today.
The launch of the DIRECTV-10 space craft was scheduled for June 20, but the news service reports that it will now be an unspecified date in July.
If that date holds, it would likely not affect DIRECTV's plan to begin adding a large number of high-def channels in September.
DIRECTV did not issue a press release announcing a delay, nor was it available for comment this morning. But Kazakhstan Today says the launch has been rescheduled because "foreign producers of the satellite asked to reschedule the date because of its preparation and transportation to Baikonur," the site of the launch.
The exact date for the launch will be determined once the satellite arrives, the publication says.