EchoStar XXIII

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

06:00:00

Thursday March 16, 2017

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EchoStar XXIII

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A large communications satellite to provide direct-to-home television broadcast services over Brazil. Based on a spare platform from the cancelled CMBStar program.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,600 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Active 2015 to 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$62.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

6,804 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


32nd

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2017

SpaceX


37th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2017

2017


15th

Orbital launch attempt