EchoStar 23
| EchoStar 23 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | March 16, 2017 at 6:00 UTC |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-014A |
| Takeoff mass | 5,500 kg |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral |
| Satellite bus | SSL-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | EchoStar |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 32 Ku-band as well as Ka-band and S-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 20 kW EOL |
| position | |
| First position | 45 ° west |
| drive | 4 SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
EchoStar 23 (EchoStar XXIII) is a commercial communications satellite from EchoStar Corporation .
It was placed into geostationary orbit by a Falcon 9 launcher from the Kennedy Space Center on March 16, 2017 at 6:00 UTC . After taking up his position at 45 ° West , test operations began on April 3, 2017.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 32 Ku-band as well as Ka-band and S-band transponders and is to offer telecommunications services and television from the position / inclination 45 ° West. It was built on the basis of the SSL-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years. The satellite was originally built as EchoStar 13 or CMBStar, which was to be used in a partnership between EchoStar and the Chinese government to provide video broadcasts during the 2008 Summer Olympics . The program was abandoned in April 2008 when it became clear that the satellite would not launch in time for the Olympics. For the order placed in 2014 for EchoStar 23, it was decided to reuse most of the satellites. Among other things, the large antenna that would have served the mobile users of the EchoStar XIII satellite was replaced by four Ku-band antennas.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ spacex.com: ECHOSTAR XXIII MISSION | SpaceX , accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ spaceflight101.com: Expendable Falcon 9 successfully lifts heaviest Geostationary Payload to Date - Falcon 9 - EchoStar-23 , accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ Echostar: EchoStar XXIII Satellite Successfully Positioned in Orbital Slot. April 3, 2017, accessed April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ nasaspaceflight.com: SpaceX launches expendable Falcon 9 with EchoStar 23 | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed March 21, 2017