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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Echostar 23
Launched
March 16, 2017
Summary
Echostar 23 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 16, 2017. It was SpaceX's 37th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,630th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1030 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar 23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 35,907 km orbit inclined 22.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1030 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 12th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 37th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,630th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar 23 · NORAD 42070 · 2017-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ECHOSTAR 23
- Object ID
- 2017-014A
- Epoch
- 2017-03-16 11:49:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27565574 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7316014
- Inclination
- 22.4358°
- Ascending node
- 94.7626°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2016°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.6183°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00013914
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
- Echostar 23 · NORAD 42070
Falcon 9-031 Stage 2 · re-entered February 6, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Echostar 23 is a geostationary communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil. Being a flexible Ku-band satellite, it is capable of providing service from any of eight different orbital slots.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
98th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 155th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar 23 launch?
Echostar 23 launched on March 16, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar 23?
Coverage: Echostar XXIII Technical Webcast; Echostar XXIII Hosted Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Echostar 23?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Echostar 23 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1030 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did Echostar 23 reach?
Echostar 23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 35,907 km orbit inclined 22.4°.
How many satellites did Echostar 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).