RSCC To Use DirecTV-1R for On-orbit Backup Purposes

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The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) will be taking control of the Di-recTV-1R direct-broadcast television satellite in January and operating it in a Russian orbital slot following an agreement with the satellite's owner, DirecTV of El Segundo, Calif., according to Russian and U.S. industry officials. DirecTV-1R, which was launched in 1999, will be gradually moved from its current slot at 101 degrees west longitude to the RSCC slot at 56.16 degrees east, where it is expected to arrive Dec. 21, Moscow-based RSCC said Oct. 19 in a response to Space News inquiries.