Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Spaceway F2 is part of DirecTV’s constellation of direct broadcast satellites. The satellite was launched via an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Kourou French Guiana on November 16 2005. Its operational position is in geosynchronous orbit 35800 kilometres (22200 mi) above the equator at 99.2 degrees west longitude. SPACEWAY-2 is a Boeing 702-model satellite with a 12-year life expectancy.