Echostar 11

USA

Spacecraft nº:

USA satellite nº:

Launch data:

Designation	33207 / 08035A
Launch date	16 Jul 2008 - 05:20 UT
Launch site	SL Odyssey, POR
Launch vehicle	Zenit-3SL
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35778 x 35793 km
Eccentricity	1.78E-04
Inclination	0.03 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Operator	Echostar Technologies, LLC
Platform
Mass at launch	5500 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	20000 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Oct 2009	109.97°W

Satellite before launch.

Mission details:

Direct-to-home television.
The Echostar 11 satellite was launched on Jul 16 by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL. The satellite will provide television broadcasting for the Dish Network.
By Jul 24 it was in a 35685 x 35791 km x 0.1 deg orbit drifting over 140W.

Ref.: #7(JR598), #78a, #226 - update: 22.01.10