Echostar 14

EchoStar 14

US

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Designation	36499 / 10010A
Launch date	20 Mar 2010 - 18:26 UT
Launch site	Baik, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle	Proton-M / Briz-M
Mission	Commercial: Communications (Direct Broadcasting)
Geostationary orbit on Apr 3.21:
Perigee / Apogee	35784 x 35788 km
Eccentricity	4.74E-05
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.10 min

Prime contractor	Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Platform	SS/L's LS-1300
Operator	Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch	6379 kg
Dry Mass	3223 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)
Equipment	103 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	span around 31.0 m
Stabilization
DC power	20000 W
Equipment	103 Ku-band transponders
Design lifetime	> million years, active: 15 yrs - still active

Date	Position	Remarks
April 2010	119.00° W

EchoStar 14 will provide expanded services and flexibility for DISH Network's more than 13 million direct-to-home (DTH) television subscribers.
The Echostar XIV satellite took off from Baykonur on Mar 20, 2010. The Proton-M rocket put the upper stage package in a -490 x 170 km x 51.5 deg suborbital path. The first Briz-M burn reached a 173 x 173 km x 51.5 deg orbit. Later burns went to 270 x 4999 km x 50.3 deg, 430 x 35805 km x 49.1 deg, and 3121 x 35785 km x 26.7 deg. Echostar separated from the Briz-M at 0336 UTC on Mar 21. By Apr 4 it was on station at 138.6W in a 35784 x 35788 km x 0.1 deg geostationary orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR625), #78a, #206, #226 - update: 03.04.10