Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Echostar XI
Launched
July 16, 2008
Summary
Echostar XI launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on July 16, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 29th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,920th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Zenit 3SL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Echostar XI, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 725 × 35,665 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
- 28th Zenit 3SL flight · 4th this yearSea Launch's 29th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,920th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar XI · NORAD 33207 · 2008-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-035A
- Epoch
- 2008-07-16 06:01:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25479787 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7111616
- Inclination
- 0.051°
- Ascending node
- 196.1338°
- Arg. of perigee
- 189.829°
- Mean anomaly
- 356.962°
- 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 XI · NORAD 33207
Blok DM-SL No. 28L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
28th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 4th this year · 31st from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Echostar XI launch?
Echostar XI launched on July 16, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar XI?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Echostar XI?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Echostar XI launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Echostar XI reach?
Echostar XI, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 725 × 35,665 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Echostar XI launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).