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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Echostar 105/SES-11
Launched
October 11, 2017
Summary
Echostar 105/SES-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 11, 2017. It was SpaceX's 49th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,682nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 12th this year. Booster B1031 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 316 × 40,526 km orbit inclined 27.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1031 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 234 days after its previous flight, SpX CRS-10
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 21st Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 12th this yearSpaceX's 49th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,682nd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-11 · NORAD 42967 · 2017-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-063A
- Epoch
- 2017-10-12 00:59:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97964813 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7503995
- Inclination
- 27.889°
- Ascending node
- 195.6799°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2344°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.3967°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- SES-11 · NORAD 42967 · in orbit
Falcon 9-044 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Echostar 105, also known as SES-11, is a partnership between Echostar and SES for a communications satellite at the orbital position of 105 degrees West. Satellite's Ku-band and C-band capacity will allow it to replace the AMC-15 and AMC-18 satellites. Echostar 105 is to provide coverage of the North America, including Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
107th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 11th this year · 164th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar 105/SES-11 launch?
Echostar 105/SES-11 launched on October 11, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar 105/SES-11?
Coverage: Echostar 105 / SES-11 Launch Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Echostar 105/SES-11?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Echostar 105/SES-11 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1031 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Echostar 105/SES-11 reach?
SES-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 316 × 40,526 km orbit inclined 27.9°.
How many satellites did Echostar 105/SES-11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).