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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Echostar XIV

Launched

March 20, 2010

Launch Successful

Summary

EchoStar XIV launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 20, 2010. It was International Launch Services's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,042nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar XIV, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
13th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 3rd this yearInternational Launch Services's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,042nd orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year

Webcast

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Orbit: as tracked

49.2°Inclination
422 × 35808 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
635.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
103.6°Ascending node
6053 d agoElement epoch2010-03-20 22:05 UTC · stale

Echostar XIV · NORAD 36499 · 2010-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
OBJECT A
Object ID
2010-010A
Epoch
2010-03-20 22:05:36 UTC
Mean motion
2.26588051 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7225912
Inclination
49.1835°
Ascending node
103.6451°
Arg. of perigee
359.932°
Mean anomaly
0.0663°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit

  • Echostar XIV · NORAD 36499

Briz-M No. 99514 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

EchoStar XIV was a Space Systems/Loral-built Ku-band broadcast satellite for DISH Network, providing direct-to-home television across the United States.

Pad

Map of 200/39 (200L)

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

128th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,336th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

36 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did EchoStar XIV launch?

EchoStar XIV launched on March 20, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch EchoStar XIV?

Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М с КА EchoStar-14. Watch the replay

What rocket launched EchoStar XIV?

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet

Where did EchoStar XIV launch from?

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did EchoStar XIV reach?

Echostar XIV, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 49.2°.

How many satellites did EchoStar XIV launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).