EchoStar 18
| EchoStar 18 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | June 18, 2016 at 21:38 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA VA 230 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2016-039B |
| Takeoff mass | 6300 kg |
| Empty mass | 3350 kg |
| Dimensions | 8.3 × 3.5 × 2.9 m |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | three-axis stabilized |
| operator | EchoStar |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 61 Ku-band transponders (+ 17 reserve servers) |
| Bandwidth | 49 × 150-watt TWTA , 24 × 90 watt TWTAs and 5 × 35W TWTA |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 13 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 109.9 ° West |
| 67.1 ° West for commissioning tests | |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
EchoStar 18 (EchoStar XVIII, USABSS-41) is a commercial communications satellite owned by DISH Network , a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation .
He was born on June 18, 2016 at 21:38 UTC with a 5 Ariane - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Guiana Space Center (along with BRIsat ) into a geostationary brought orbit. On this mission, the Ariane 5 carried a record weight, with the two satellites and the payload adapter weighing 10,730 kilograms together. The weight of the two spacecraft alone was 9,840 kilograms.
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 61 Ku-band - transponders equipped and will supply from the position 109.9 ° West of United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba with telecommunications services. The satellite is able to use 169 channels simultaneously, each with a bandwidth of 26 MHz. It was built on the basis of the LS-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Spaceflight 101 : EchoStar 18 - Ariane 5 VA230 | Spaceflight101 , accessed June 26, 2016
- ↑ arianespace.com: Launchkit , accessed on June 26, 2016
- ↑ SpaceFlight Insider: Ariane 5 launches Echostar 18 and BRIsat satellites into orbit , accessed June 26, 2016
- ↑ der-orion.com: Ariane 5 - 72 successful times without interruption , accessed on June 26, 2016