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Echostar IX

Name: Zenit | Echostar IX
Start: 2003-08-08T03:30:55Z
Location: Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Zenit

Launched Fri, Aug 8 · 3:30:55 AM UTC2003-08-08 03:30:55 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geosynchronous Orbit

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2003

Sea Launch

2nd

launch this year

Launch Platform Odyssey

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

58 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Zenit 3SL

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

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Echostar IX

Zenit

Launched Fri, Aug 8 · 3:30:55 AM UTC2003-08-08 03:30:55 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geosynchronous Orbit

Worldwide

34th

orbital launch attempt in 2003

Sea Launch

2nd

launch this year

Launch Platform Odyssey

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

58 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Sea Launch launches Website Wikipedia

Zenit 3SL

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

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Sea Launch schedule

Nov—NET

Demo FlightAgency for Defense Development · Mir · ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea LaunchLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET November

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Echostar IX

Mission

Sea Launch

Zenit 3SL

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Echostar IX

Mission

Sea Launch

Zenit 3SL

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