Atlas V Launches EchoStar 19
Embarking on its eighth and final mission of 2016, a ULA Atlas V rocket is set to lift the EchoStar 19 high-capacity broadband satellite into a highly elliptical Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit. Set for liftoff during a two-hour window opening at 18:27 UTC on Sunday, Atlas V will be in action for just over half an hour to boost the heavy satellite into an orbit peaking 65,000 Kilometers in altitude.
Live Video by United Launch Alliance
| Launch Date: December 18, 2016 | Launch Updates |
| Window: 18:27 - 20:27 UTC | EchoStar 19 Satellite |
| Launch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral | Atlas V 431 Launch Vehicle |
| Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 431 | Countdown Timeline |
| Payload: EchoStar 19 (6,640kg) | Launch Profile |
| Ascent Duration: 32 Minutes | |
| Target Orbit: 204 x 65,000km, 25.44° | |