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DirecTV Takes Control of DirecTV 11
July 21, 2008

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[Satellite Today 07-21-08] DirecTV taken on-orbit delivery of the DirecTV 11 satellite, spacecraft manufacturer Boeing Co. announced July 21.
    DirecTV plans to use the satellite, placed in orbit in March by Sea Launch, to expand its line-up of high-definition services up to 150 national and local channels in at least 100 markets by this fall.
    “The spacecraft was handed over eight days ahead of schedule, and we are please to have a role in assisting DirecTV with the expansion of their satellite service,” Craig Coonig, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence system, said in a statement.

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