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Echostar 105/SES-11

Falcon 9 Full ThrustSpaceXLaunch Complex 39A
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 · 10:53 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches801
Successes664

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

Echostar 105, also known as SES-11, is a partnership between Echostar and SES for a communications satellite at the orbital position of 105 degrees West. Satellite's Ku-band and C-band capacity will allow it to replace the AMC-15 and AMC-18 satellites. Echostar 105 is to provide coverage of the North America, including Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean.

PayloadEchostar 105/SES-11
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, N/A

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

LAUNCH SITE
28.608°N, 80.604°W

Weather

Condition
No formal weather concerns published
Temperature
N/A
Wind
N/A
GO Probability
90%

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.