Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Echostar IX
Launched
August 8, 2003
Summary
Echostar IX launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on August 8, 2003. It was Sea Launch's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,610th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Echostar IX, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 908 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,610th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar IX · NORAD 27854 · 2003-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ECHOSTAR 9 (TELSTAR 13)
- Object ID
- 2003-034A
- Epoch
- 2003-08-08 04:11:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.0775223 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0516729
- Inclination
- 0.0414°
- Ascending node
- 213.019°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.3555°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.8266°
- 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: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Echostar IX · NORAD 27854 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 10L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
10th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 11th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar IX launch?
Echostar IX launched on August 8, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar IX?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Echostar IX?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Echostar IX launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Echostar IX reach?
Echostar IX, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 908 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Echostar IX launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).