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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 431Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)
Launched
December 18, 2016
Summary
Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 18, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 116th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,611th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas V 431 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 62,860 km orbit inclined 25.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V EchoStar XIX Live Launch BroadcastUnited Launch Alliance
- Atlas V EchoStar XIX Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 431 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas V 431 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 116th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,611th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar 19 · NORAD 41893 · 2016-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-079A
- Epoch
- 2016-12-18 21:38:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.1774949 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8275518
- Inclination
- 25.7858°
- Ascending node
- 202.4936°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.631°
- Mean anomaly
- 35.2857°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Echostar 19 · NORAD 41893 · in orbit
Centaur AV-071 · re-entered March 5, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Echostar-19, also known as Jupiter-2, is a world’s highest capacity broadband satellite that will help meet the growing demand for HughesNet high-speed satellite internet service in North America. The satellite is designed to provide service for 15 years or more.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 8th this year · 754th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) launch?
Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) launched on December 18, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)?
Coverage: Atlas V EchoStar XIX Live Launch Broadcast; Atlas V EchoStar XIX Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)?
Atlas V 431, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 431 spec sheet
Where did Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) reach?
Echostar 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 62,860 km orbit inclined 25.8°.
How many satellites did Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).