Echostar 16 Launch - November 20 2012
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The Proton/Brize has successfully restarted it's launch schedule with the launch of Intelsat 23 today.
The next Proton/Brize launch planned is Luch-5B on Nov 2 followed by Echostar 16 on Nov 20.
The next Proton/Brize launch planned is Luch-5B on Nov 2 followed by Echostar 16 on Nov 20.
Russian news service reports that Echostar 16 was delivered by An-124-100 aircraft to the Baikonur Space Center on October 16.
Yup here is a news report on it.
[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] The EchoStar 16 satellite designed for EchoStar SATS by commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Space Center for launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M Vehicle, SS/L announced Oct. 16.
The direct broadcast satellite (DBS) EchoStar 16 designed to deliver over 15 years of service and will be positioned at 61.5 degrees West. It is fully leased to Dish Network to provide Direct-to-Home (DTH) services to the United States.
Read the rest at http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/he...ite-Arrives-at-Baikonur-for-Launch_39749.html
[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] The EchoStar 16 satellite designed for EchoStar SATS by commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Space Center for launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M Vehicle, SS/L announced Oct. 16.
The direct broadcast satellite (DBS) EchoStar 16 designed to deliver over 15 years of service and will be positioned at 61.5 degrees West. It is fully leased to Dish Network to provide Direct-to-Home (DTH) services to the United States.
Read the rest at http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/he...ite-Arrives-at-Baikonur-for-Launch_39749.html
Echostar 16 Launch Campaign Begins
International Launch Services has activated the Echostar 16 Launch Campaign Web Site.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-echostar-xvi
We are on countdown with a current expected launch on Nov 19/20 US time.
International Launch Services has activated the Echostar 16 Launch Campaign Web Site.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission-control/mission-echostar-xvi
We are on countdown with a current expected launch on Nov 19/20 US time.
BTW, does anyone know if they might have put a higher res camera set on this one to replace the test camera that they launched before that is on Channel 287. Sometime I like to turn it on to get a picture of the earth. But from what I understand this was just a small experiment and it's fixed focus and not high res.
I was hoping that in a future launch they would put up a camera that they could zoom in on, higher res and maybe a higher frame rate. It would be cool to watch the earth when storms are going really good and maybe even see the lightning flashes!
I was hoping that in a future launch they would put up a camera that they could zoom in on, higher res and maybe a higher frame rate. It would be cool to watch the earth when storms are going really good and maybe even see the lightning flashes!
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Engraving: "This device was used to carry Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, and Duck Dynasty to the population of Earth. Congratulations on finding the cause of the downfall of our civilization."
The Brize M module that failed on launch several months ago had been reported to have safely vented it's fuel.
But, about 10 days ago it blew up.
Current tracking reports include some 80 pieces large enough to track.
Nothing like the Chinese event a few year ago but a lot more garbage floating around up there.
But, about 10 days ago it blew up.
Current tracking reports include some 80 pieces large enough to track.
Nothing like the Chinese event a few year ago but a lot more garbage floating around up there.
"The Briz-M and its attached Auxiliary Propellant Tank were last reported on October 16 with a Twoline orbital Elements set having an Epoch just after 18:00 UTC. It showed the object to be in an orbit 264 km x 1512 km at 49°.9 inclination. SpaceTrack reported later the same day that it was analysing debris resulting from fragmentation of the rocket. It took another eight days before orbit data was released into the public domain."
Dish/Echostar contracted for one satellite this year - Echostar 18.
A good guess for completion of construction and launch would be 2015.
It has been reported that it will be a "spare" which can be used at a variety of slots.
Design will probably be something similar to Echostar 16.
It looks like the move of Quetzsat 1 to it's permanent position at 77W (after launch of E16) will complete the moves and capacity additions necessary to support all their desired US TV transmissions.
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But I though that Q1 was designed for use in South America service in the way it was designed.
Since this isn't a Boeing bird, there's every reason to expect that the bird could be done well before 2015.
Echostar 10 is about halfway through it's life, but I wouldn't think they would wait until 2021 to replace it. I'd think in the next year or two they would contract to replace it.
Don't they have some non-DBS slots that they need to get birds into to keep their licences?
Don't they have some non-DBS slots that they need to get birds into to keep their licences?
