DirecTV 10 to be delayed till July
By Ben Drawbaugh 
posted Jun 1st 2007 10:05AM
posted Jun 1st 2007 10:05AM
While we were all hoping that DirecTV's latest satellite named DirecTV-10 would go off without a hitch on June 20th and bring all those HD channels they've been promising, but I guess we're not that lucky. It looks like the rocket is ready to go, but the bird was not delivered on time. At this point, they are shooting for July (6th?), but haven't said exactly when yet, we don't know about everyone else, but we will feel much better when this thing is in orbit and beaming HD goodness to everyone.
I've read the report from the news agency in the former Soviet Union, but is this confirmed by Directv? Some of those news organizations from the Eastern Bloc are notoriously inaccurate. I hope this is not based on one media report but is sourced from more than one.
Your info is only half correct. Yes the sat has been delayed until July but both ILS and other sites including Mr. Mercer via a statement on SatGuys has said the new launch date is July 6/7. Plus this should not delay the launch of the HD channels in Sept. unless we see another delay but hopefully that won't happen.
When was the last time DirecTV launched something on-time? Better yet, it is no surprise to their subscribers as they are use to hollow promises.