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Echostar 23

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, March 16, 2017 · 06:00 UTC

Mission

/01

Echostar 23 is a geostationary communications satellite, which will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil. Being a flexible Ku-band satellite, it is capable of providing service from any of eight different orbital slots.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

90%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Variant: Full Thrust

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.608° N, 80.604° W

98

Pad Launches

155

Location Launches

37

Agency Launches

15

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