El Segundo, CA., May 17, 2010 – Today the on-orbit handover of the DIRECTV 12 satellite from Boeing to DirecTV was completed. DIRECTV will use the Boeing 702HP satellite to provide high-definition television (HDTV) broadcasting to local and national markets throughout the United States. RKF Engineering was responsible for the design of DirecTV’s Ka-band HDTV satellites beginning with DIRECTV 10 and DIRECTV 11. DIRECTV 12 is the third of RKF’s successful designs. The new satellite will boost DIRECTV’s HD capacity by 50 percent to more than 200 HD channels, increase the local HD markets DIRECTV will serve and significantly expand movie choices on the DIRECTV Cinema and DIRECTV on Demand services.

The DIRECTV announcement can be found at: http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=471227.