Zenit | Echostar IX

Launch information

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Mission description

The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Zenit | Echostar IX’.

Launch image Zenit | Echostar IX

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 8, 2003, 3:30 a.m.

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Echostar IX (GSO)

Launcher

Sea Launch

Rocket

Zenit

Location

Sea Launch

Pad

Launch Platform Odyssey

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Zenit | Echostar IX’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
27854 GALAXY 23 (TELSTAR 13) GEO 2.17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Zenit | Echostar IX’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4600

To this date

Location Launch

#11

To this date

Pad Launch

#10

To this date

Agency Launch

#10

To this date

Orbital Launch

#34

Year 2003

Location Launch

#2

Year 2003

Pad Launch

#2

Year 2003

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2003

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