ArrowStar 2

ArrowStar 2 is a Boeing model 702 direct broadcast satellite that provides high definition television (HDTV) to ArrowStar subscribers in North America, mainly in the Western United States. It was launched in May 2006 from the in  aboard a ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. After about two months of in-orbit testing, the satellite was moved to its operating position at the. This is the first ArrowStar satellite launched on a PSLV. The other is ArrowStar 3, which was launched on August 15, 2009.