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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
EchoStar XVI
Launched
November 20, 2012
Summary
EchoStar XVI launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 20, 2012. It was International Launch Services's 21st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,258th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar XVI, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 4,999 km orbit inclined 50.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Echostar-16Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 7th this yearInternational Launch Services's 21st launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,258th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar XVI · NORAD 39008 · 2012-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-065A
- Epoch
- 2012-11-20 20:45:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.15644676 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2623652
- Inclination
- 50.3176°
- Ascending node
- 346.8164°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.7352°
- Mean anomaly
- 145.3894°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Echostar XVI · NORAD 39008
Briz-M No. 99528 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar XVI is a Space Systems/Loral Ku-band direct-broadcast satellite leased to DISH Network for television service over the United States from 61.5° West.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
143rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,398th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
210 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did EchoStar XVI launch?
EchoStar XVI launched on November 20, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EchoStar XVI?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Echostar-16. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EchoStar XVI?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did EchoStar XVI launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did EchoStar XVI reach?
Echostar XVI, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 4,999 km orbit inclined 50.3°.
How many satellites did EchoStar XVI launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).