EchoStar 18

USA

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Launch data:

Designation 41592 / 16039B
Launch date 18 June 2016 - 21:38:32 UTC
 (6:38 p.m. French Guiana time)
Launch site Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA
Mission Commerc.: Communication (Direct Broadcasting)
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35692 x 35788 km
Eccentricity 1,14E-03
Inclination 0.08 °
Period 1436.3 min
EchoStar 18

Launched together with: BRIsat

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Platform SSL-1300
Operator Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar)
Mass at launch  6300 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment High power multi-spot beam, 61 Ku-band transponders
Solar array 2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  15 yrs

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
 Dec 2016  109.9° W 

The EchoStar 18 satellite is seen during launch preparations in French Guiana. ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon



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