Comments on: Clips: Russian Rocket with DirecTV Payload Explodes on SeaLaunch http://dethroner.com/2007/01/31/clips-russian-rocket-with-directv-payload-explodes-on-sealaunch/ Where every man is king. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:06:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://dethroner.com/2007/01/31/clips-russian-rocket-with-directv-payload-explodes-on-sealaunch/comment-page-1/#comment-20611 Matt Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:12:39 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/01/31/clips-russian-rocket-with-directv-payload-explodes-on-sealaunch/#comment-20611 Ouch. Hope they have insurance on that baby! Ouch. Hope they have insurance on that baby!

]]> By: John Cloudman http://dethroner.com/2007/01/31/clips-russian-rocket-with-directv-payload-explodes-on-sealaunch/comment-page-1/#comment-20562 John Cloudman Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:20:34 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/01/31/clips-russian-rocket-with-directv-payload-explodes-on-sealaunch/#comment-20562 This forum indicates that this payload was not a DirecTV satellite: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=78244 However, since this is how one DirecTV launch was planned for this year, it will probably be delayed. The first satellite launch of DirecTV's in 2007 was not planned via SeaLaunch. The satellite on board was from a company called "SES New Skies": http://www.newskies.com/pressreleases_420.htm This forum indicates that this payload was not a DirecTV satellite: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=78244

However, since this is how one DirecTV launch was planned for this year, it will probably be delayed. The first satellite launch of DirecTV’s in 2007 was not planned via SeaLaunch.

The satellite on board was from a company called “SES New Skies”: http://www.newskies.com/pressreleases_420.htm

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