Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Echostar X
Launched
February 15, 2006
Summary
Echostar X launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on February 15, 2006. It was Sea Launch's 19th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,753rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Echostar X, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,742 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 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 · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 19th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,753rd orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar X · NORAD 28935 · 2006-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-009A
- Epoch
- 2006-02-15 22:13:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.18014363 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.677088
- Inclination
- 0.0569°
- Ascending node
- 78.1416°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.8986°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.2574°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Echostar X · NORAD 28935
Blok DM-SL No. 14L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar X, also known as EchoStar 10, is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar on behalf of Dish Network.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
19th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 21st from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar X launch?
Echostar X launched on February 15, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar X?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Echostar X?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Echostar X launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Echostar X reach?
Echostar X, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,742 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Echostar X launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).