International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
EchoStar XV
Launched
July 10, 2010 · 18:40 UTC
Summary
EchoStar XV launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 10, 2010 at 18:40 UTC. It was International Launch Services's 6th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,068th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar XV, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 426 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М/Бриз-М с КА EchoStar 15Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 16th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 6th this yearInternational Launch Services's 6th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,068th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar XV · NORAD 36792 · 2010-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-034A
- Epoch
- 2010-07-10 22:19:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26328392 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7226119
- Inclination
- 49.2458°
- Ascending node
- 217.4997°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.7973°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2037°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Echostar XV · NORAD 36792 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99515 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar XV was a Space Systems/Loral-built Ku-band broadcast satellite for DISH Network, providing direct-to-home television services over the United States from geostationary orbit.
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
131st launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,345th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 11, 12:40 AM GMT+6, at night
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did EchoStar XV launch?
EchoStar XV launched on July 10, 2010 at 18:40 UTC.
Where can I watch EchoStar XV?
Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М/Бриз-М с КА EchoStar 15. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EchoStar XV?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did EchoStar XV launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jul 11, 12:40 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did EchoStar XV reach?
Echostar XV, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 426 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did EchoStar XV launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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