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° | |