Intelsat 19 Launch Tonight!

[Scott Greczkowski]

Tonight (2-11) Starting off the new year, International Launch Services
Proton M/Breeze M rocket is scheduled to launch Intelsat 16
communications satellite for Intelsat, Luxembourg, from Launch Pad 39,
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Launch is scheduled for 7:39 p.m. EST.

Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 34 minutes after liftoff

Intelsat 16, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sterling, Va, is a
Star 2.4 platform and has 24 Ku-Band transponders, will provide
expansion capacity for SKY Mexico offering High Definition services and
delivering news, sports and entertainment programming to its
direct-to-home viewers. In addition, IS-16 will be available to provide
backup capacity for SKY Brazil.
Intelsat 16 (IS-16) will be located at 58 degrees West Longitude.

Satellite Broadcast coverage:

Galaxy 16 at 99°W, transponder 14 C-Band (3980 Vertical) analog

Test signals begin about 7 PM EST
Broadcast starts about 7:19 PM EST

Dont have a dish to view this?

A live webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ccistream.com/ils021110/

Additional Coverage:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/

 

[space86]

Tonight (2-11) Starting off the new year, International Launch Services
Proton M/Breeze M rocket is scheduled to launch Intelsat 16
communications satellite for Intelsat, Luxembourg, from Launch Pad 39,
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Launch is scheduled for 7:39 p.m. EST.

Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours and 34 minutes after liftoff

Intelsat 16, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sterling, Va, is a
Star 2.4 platform and has 24 Ku-Band transponders, will provide
expansion capacity for SKY Mexico offering High Definition services and
delivering news, sports and entertainment programming to its
direct-to-home viewers. In addition, IS-16 will be available to provide
backup capacity for SKY Brazil.
Intelsat 16 (IS-16) will be located at 58 degrees West Longitude.

Satellite Broadcast coverage:

Galaxy 16 at 99°W, transponder 14 C-Band (3980 Vertical) analog

Test signals begin about 7 PM EST
Broadcast starts about 7:19 PM EST

Dont have a dish to view this?

A live webcast of the launch is available at:

http://www.ccistream.com/ils021110/

Additional Coverage:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.ilslaunch.com/Intelsat-16-mission-control/

And next for Dish Network

Early March: A Proton/Breeze M to launch an Echostar 14 satellite for an EchoStar Communications Corporation.