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07-09-2008, 12:14 PM
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| | | Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of the EchoStar XI Satellite
Long Beach, Calif., July 9, 2008 – The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port and are en route to the Equator, in preparation for the launch of the EchoStar XI broadcast satellite for DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) on July 15. Liftoff is planned for 10:21pm Pacific Daylight Time (5:21 GMT, July 16), at the opening of a two-hour launch window.
Upon arrival at the launch site, at 154 degrees West Longitude, the Sea Launch team will initiate a 72-hour countdown, during which the Odyssey Launch Platform will ballast to launch depth and erect a Zenit-3SL rocket on the launch pad. After successfully completing a final series of tests, the team will proceed with fueling operations and launch. Prior to fueling, all personnel on the Launch Platform will transfer to the Sea Launch Commander for the duration of the mission. The team monitors both marine and launch operations remotely, from a position at about four miles uprange of the platform.
The Zenit-3SL vehicle will lift the 5,511 kg (12,150 lb) EchoStar XI spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital location of 110 degrees West Longitude. Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the powerful 20-kW spacecraft carries a Ku-band payload for direct broadcast television service. EchoStar XI will complement the existing DISH Network fleet and will provide uninterrupted service and additional capacity and capabilities to DISH customers throughout the United States. Designed for a 15-year service life on orbit, EchoStar XI is the 3rd satellite Sea Launch will deliver to orbit for EchoStar and the 8th mission with a spacecraft built by SS/L.
About Sea Launch Company Sea Launch Company, LLC, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites. With the advantage of a launch site on the Equator, the robust Zenit-3SL rocket can lift a heavier mass or provide longer life on orbit, offering best value plus optimized spacecraft orbital delivery. Sea Launch also offers launch services for medium weight satellites, Land Launch, which initiates missions from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. For more information, please visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com
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07-09-2008, 12:52 PM
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Scott, do we know if Dish is going to air the launch? So far nothing in the guide for that time frame  |
07-09-2008, 07:09 PM
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I am sure they will carry the launch. Also you can always watch the launch online at Sea Launch Home Page
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07-09-2008, 09:10 PM
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If this one fails, Dish can change their toll-free number to 1-800-WE-IS-SCREWED!!
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07-09-2008, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rich88  If this one fails, Dish can change their toll-free number to 1-800-WE-IS-SCREWED!! | Echostar is very careful not to say what the mission exactly will be except to "complement" or "supplement" existing services.
With all the recent failures it's better this way. Launch the backup satellites while EchoStar X is proving successful. How quickly I forget what an amazing success they have at 110-degrees. Success like that never makes the news for too long but failures are legend.
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07-11-2008, 08:18 PM
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| | | Echo 11 launch
Dish Network coverage is on channel 101
Launch site downlink feed on:
Echostar 9
Transponder 14
Frequency 11913 Horizontal
Symbol Rate 6.1113 4:2:0
FEC 3/4
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07-12-2008, 09:05 AM
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Launch coverage now appears in my EPG, 12:30 am - 3:30 am EDT on channel 101
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07-12-2008, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski The Zenit-3SL vehicle will lift the 5,511 kg (12,150 lb) EchoStar XI spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital location of 110 degrees West Longitude.... | Q: Is E-XI still going to 110? Could this take over for the failing 129 and where is the existing 110 going...?
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07-12-2008, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FCom911 Q: Is E-XI still going to 110? Could this take over for the failing 129 and where is the existing 110 going...? | E10 is going to 110 to replace one of 2 satellites broadcasting at 110, E8 (E10 is going nowhere). E8 is apparently going to 77 to support the eastern arc. Oddly, Dish seems to think E5 can hold out another 9+ months until Ciel-2 gets to 129 (scheduled for launch ~Jan 2009).
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07-15-2008, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by HDRoberts E10 is going to 110 to replace one of 2 satellites broadcasting at 110 | Don't you mean E11
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