EchoStar XVIII & BRISat

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:38:39

Saturday June 18, 2016

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Launch Notes

Flight VA230.

EchoStar XVIII

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EchoStar 18 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. It will replace EchoStar 10 at the 110° West location. EchoStar 18 features a high-power multi-spot beam, Ku-band payload with 61 transponders. Echostar 18 will be operated by U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services, a provider of video distribution, data communications, and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers, and government service providers.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,300 kilograms

BRISat

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The Indonesian BRIsat (Bank Rakyat Indonesia Satellite) is a communications satellite for banking purposes to be built by Space Systems/Loral for Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Space System/Loral, LLC (SSL) from US and Arianespace from France in April 2014. BRIsat was built on SSL's SSL-1300 bus carrying 45 transponders, which cover areas in Indonesia, ASEAN, Northeast Asia, some Pacific area, and West Australia. From its orbital position at 150.5° East, it delivers highly reliable communications services to BRI's 11,000 bank branches across the Indonesian archipelago.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,540 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 5 ECA

Active 2002 to 2023

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$200.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 53m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 10,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

15,120 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 17m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

24 days 3 hours

Stats

Ariane 5


86th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2016

European Space Agency


238th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2016

2016


39th

Orbital launch attempt