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Launched 2006-06-18 07:50 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
25th
orbital launch attempt in 2006
Sea Launch
3rd
launch this year
Launch Platform Odyssey
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
66 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
Galaxy 16 is a C- and Ku-band satellite with 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders. The spacecraft is a version of SS/L's space-proven SSL-1300 satellite platform, which has an excellent record of reliable operation. The geostationary SSL-1300 has a designed service life of 15 years and maintains station-keeping and orbital stability by using bipropellant propulsion and momentum-bias systems.
Launches
43
Successful
40
93%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
4.6m
Diameter
0.4m
Liftoff thrust
45kN
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