EchoStar 16
| Echostar 16 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | November 20, 2012 |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-065A |
| Takeoff mass | 6258 kg |
| Empty mass | 3228 kg |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | Echostar |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 32 Ku band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 20 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 61.5 ° west |
| Actual position | 61.5 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Echostar 16 (Echostar XVI) is a commercial communications satellite of the American Echostar Corporation .
It was launched into geostationary orbit from the Baikonur rocket launch site on November 20, 2012 at 18:31 UTC with a Proton-M / Bris-M launcher . The satellite was disconnected from the rocket nine hours and 12 minutes after launch. The contract for the launch was signed in front of the US operating company EchoStar and the company International Launch Services (ILS).
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 32 Ku-band - transponders equipped four large parabolic antennas and other antennas and to (direct-to-home services) provide 61.5 ° West of the USA with television programs from the position. It was based on the LS-1300 - satellite bus of Space Systems / Loral built and has a design life of 15 years.
In addition, there is a silicon disk by the artist Trevor Paglen in a gold case on board the satellite . 100 pictures of people and nature that are part of the project “The Last Pictures” are etched into it. After consultation with scientists and other experts, Paglen selected images of our modern society that will now orbit the earth for practically forever.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Satbeams: SatBeams - Satellite Details - Echostar 16 (Echostar XVI)
- ↑ ILS: ILS Mission Over (PDF; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ RIA Novosti: Russia launches US communications satellite EchoStar-16 | Space travel
- ↑ a b Raumfahrer.net: Echostar 16 and art project with Proton started