Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
EchoStar XIV
Space Systems/Loral announced in January 2007 that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) for EchoStar Communications Corporation. EchoStar XIV will provide expanded services and flexibility for DISH Network's more than 13 million direct-to-home (DTH) television subscribers.
EchoStar XIV is based on SS/L's SSL-1300 platform, which features qualified, flight-proven subsystems and a long record of reliable operation. Its high-efficiency solar arrays and lightweight batteries are designed to provide uninterrupted electrical power.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,374.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2010
10th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
42nd mission
4th mission of 2010
39th successful mission
19th consecutive successful mission