International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Echostar XIV
Launched
March 20, 2010
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.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА EchoStar-14Роскосмос ТВ
- 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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
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