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Echostar XXI Launch

Re-broadcast of the June 8, 2017 launch of the EchostarXXI Satellite

Пуск РН Протон-М с КА EchoStar 21 («ЭкоСтар-21»)

8 июня 2017 года в 06:45 мск с космодрома Байконур успешно стартовала ракета-носитель «Протон-М» с разгонным блоком «Бриз-М» и американским космическим аппаратом «ЭкоСтар-21» (Echostar 21). Это первый...

Echostar 21

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit 81/24 (81P) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Echostar 21, formerly known as TerreStar 2, is a geostationary communications satellite built by Space System/Loral company. Equipped with S-band transponders, satellite is tasked with providing mobile broadband services over Europe. The spacecraft, based on SSLâ€™s 1300 bus, will be located at the 10.25Â° East orbital slot.

Proton-M Briz-M

Family:
Configuration: Briz-M

Specifications

Minimum Stage
1
Max Stage
4
Length
53.0 m
Diameter
7.4 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
712.0 T
Thrust
10000.0 kN

Family

Name
Proton-M Briz-M
Family
―
Variant
Briz-M
Alias
―
Full Name
Proton-M Briz-M

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
21000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
4500.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

(KhSC)

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Successes: 178 Failures: 15 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

81/24 (81P)

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