ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Echostar 18 & BRIsat
Launched
June 18, 2016 · 21:38 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Echostar 18 & BRIsat launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 18, 2016 at 21:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:30 to 21:40 UTC. It was Arianespace's 245th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,568th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). BRISat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 35,680 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 56th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 245th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,568th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
BRISat · NORAD 41591 · 2016-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-039A
- Epoch
- 2016-06-18 23:52:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28654329 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278067
- Inclination
- 5.8598°
- Ascending node
- 61.0987°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.6195°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.6002°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- BRISat · NORAD 41591 · in orbit
- Echostar XVIII · NORAD 41592 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L584 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Both Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide exclusive coverage for the Indonesian bank BRI which has 9,800 branches serving 50 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago. Echostar-18 and BRISat weigh 6000kg and 3500kg respectively.
Related page: Ariane 5 arrives at the Spaceport for a June launch with EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
86th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 260th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 18, 6:38 PM GMT-3, in daylight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
101 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Echostar 18 & BRIsat launch?
Echostar 18 & BRIsat launched on June 18, 2016 at 21:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:30 to 21:40 UTC.
Where can I watch Echostar 18 & BRIsat?
Coverage: Flight VA230 – EchoStar XVIII / BRIsat | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace; ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VA230: 72ND SUCCESSFUL ARIANE 5 LAUNCH IN A ROW. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Echostar 18 & BRIsat?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Echostar 18 & BRIsat launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jun 18, 6:38 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Echostar 18 & BRIsat reach?
BRISat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 254 × 35,680 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did Echostar 18 & BRIsat launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).