Ariane V173 | DIRECTV 9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2
Ariane V173 deployed DIRECTV 9S for United States television and Optus D1 for Australian and New Zealand communications, then conducted Japan's LDREX-2 scaled reflector-deployment experiment from an auxiliary platform.
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- DIRECTV 9S launchOptus D1 launchLDREX 2 experiment
- Name
- Ariane V173 | DIRECTV 9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2
- Slug
- ariane-v173-directv-9s-optus-d1-ldrex-2-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ariane V173 deployed DIRECTV 9S for United States television and Optus D1 for Australian and New Zealand communications, then conducted Japan's LDREX-2 scaled reflector-deployment experiment from an auxiliary platform.
- End Date
- 2006-10-13
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of DIRECTV 9S and Optus D1, followed by the LDREX-2 antenna experiment
- Program
- Ariane 5 ECA launch programme
- Start Date
- 2006-10-13
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:24:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:24:30 UTC
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