SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Echostar 23
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.March 16, 2017Add to calendar
Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
SpaceX's 37th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,630th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 16, 05:35 – Mar 16, 08:05 UTC
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Echostar 23
Echostar 23 is a geostationary communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil. Being a flexible Ku-band satellite, it is capable of providing service from any of eight different orbital slots.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
- B1030 · flight 1 · expendable · zone record 38/42
Watch
- Echostar XXIII Technical Webcast — SpaceX
- Echostar XXIII Hosted Webcast — SpaceX
