EchoStar 15

EchoStar 15

USA

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Designation	36792 / 10034A
Launch date	10 July 2010 - 18:40 UT
Launch site	B, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle	Proton-M / Briz-M (ILS) (#358)
Mission	Commercial: Communication (Direct-to-home over CONUS)
Geostationary orbit on Jul 16.75:
Perigee / Apogee	35790 x 35806 km
Eccentricity	1,66E-04
Inclination	0.04 deg
Period	1436.70 min

Echostar-11 satellite

358th launch Proton rocket

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral (SSL)
Platform	LS-1300
Operator	Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch	5521 kg 3509 (BOL)
Dry Mass	2479 kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)
Equipment	32 Ku-Band transponders
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	20000 W
Design lifetime	> million years, active: 15 yrs - still active

Date	Position	Remarks
Nov 2010	61.50° W

The Echostar XV satellite was launched on Jul 10, 2010 to provide Dish Network broadcasting. An International Launch Services Proton-M/Briz-M put the Loral 1300 satellite in a 5981 x 35835 km x 18.7 deg transfer orbit.
EchoStar 15 will replace the EchoStar 3 satellite, launched in October 1997. It will provide Ku-band services over the eastern continental United States from its orbital position of 61.5 degrees West.
By Jul 15, 2010 the satellite was in a 34421 x 35827 km x 0.3 deg orbit approaching geostationary status.

Ref.: #7(JR630), #14, #206, #226 - update: 08.12.10