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Ariane 5 ECA | DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
DirecTV 9S is a high-power spot beam satellite that will enable DirecTV to serve additional markets. Serving high-quality local and national digit video service. Optus D1 is a communications satellite serving many customers. LDREX was an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.
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