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Harris is providing primary spot-beam communications antennas for the next three DIRECTV satellites being built by Boeing. Harris will design, develop, build, test, deliver and support the integration of the Ka-band multi-beam antennas for the DIRECTV satellites under a two-year contract with Boeing Satellite Systems. Harris will provide the "East" and "West" communications antenna pallets, which include solid graphite reflectors, feed horns, support structures and deployment systems. The Harris antennas utilize multi-beam technology and extensive frequency reuse to greatly enhance each DIRECTV satellite's capacity. The antennas will enable DIRECTV to provide substantial new services, including hundreds of local and national High-Definition TV (HDTV) channels, and downlink the new expanded services to DIRECTV customers across the continental U.S., Hawaii and Alaska.
The satellites, slated for launch in 2007, will provide new program offerings and increased broadcast capacity—boasting more than 1,000 additional local HDTV channels; more than 150 national HDTV channels; and other new program offerings.
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