Echostar11 rescheduled

[moonman]

Don't know if this is bad news or good? Lynsats page has been updated to show
Echostar 11 launch on Oct. 1st 2007....
Satellite Launches - Sea Launch - LyngSat

 

[gadgtfreek]

Echostar 11 Launch Date Now Up On Lyngsat

Satellite Launches - Sea Launch - LyngSat

 

[mdonnelly]

Satellite Launches - Sea Launch - LyngSat

Looks like JohnH got the info two days ago. I wonder where from?

 

[chaddux]

Oh, resched. I had no idea what that word was supposed to be.

 

[dfergie]

Merged and renamed...

 

[moonman]

Oh, resched. I had no idea what that word was supposed to be.

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Before the SeaLaunch accident back on Jan1st, Echostar11 was on the launch schedule, for I believe sometime in May.....it was removed from the launch
schedule since then, but has just been put back on it. A lot of people were
speculating that the launch would be moved to another company.

 

[JohnH]

From the FCC application to launch. The date is not a reschedule, but an estmate by EchoStar as to the earliest possible launch date.

 

[gadgtfreek]

This is right on par with the E* FCC filing for E11 the other day, so Im glad it SEEMS to be coming together.

 

[mdonnelly]

From the FCC application to launch. The date is not a reschedule, but an estmate by EchoStar as to the earliest possible launch date.

Okay, I read the FCC filing. The Oct. 1st date is just a wild a** guess by Echostar. It certainly won't be sooner, and will probably be much later.

"Due to past and recent launch vehicle incidents, the projected launch date for EchoStar 11 is not certain but could be as early as October 1 of this year, ..."

 

[gadgtfreek]

From the FCC application to launch. The date is not a reschedule, but an estmate by EchoStar as to the earliest possible launch date.

I missed this when I first posted my last reply, I was unaware this came strictly off the FCC filing.

This is all I know so far from reading around:

Sea Launch plans a return to flight in October
Thuraya-3 satellite is planned for Oct
E11 is planned for Oct

We shall see.

 

[JohnH]

Yeah, the launch dates are adjusted as new info becomes available.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Wonder wholl get dibs on the return to flight? Think Id rather the Thuraya be the guinea pig