DirecTV 7S Satellite Launch On Schedule

Sea Launch Co. LLC said its floating Sea Launch platform arrived at its launch site at the equator, and it is on schedule to send DirecTV Inc.‘s [DTV] 7S broadcast satellite into orbit via Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL launch vehicle. Space Systems/Loral built the 7S satellite for DirecTV. The two-hour launch window opens May 4 at 5:22 a.m. PDT.