Author Topic: LIVE: Atlas V 431 - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - Dec 18, 2016 (19:13 UTC)  (Read 84988 times)

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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #20 on: 08/13/2015 05:54 pm »
You believe a WGS satellite could withstand all that room inside a 5-meter fairing?

It has on every Delta IV launch (5 of 7)

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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #21 on: 12/17/2015 03:48 pm »
Bump

Do we have a net launch date?
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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #23 on: 01/04/2016 10:18 pm »
SFN have the launch date as 10th of November 2016. The LV is a 431 variant. Can we have the thread title updated if there is a mod reading this?

Also, does anyone know the tail number/serial number for this Atlas launch too? AV-0??

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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #24 on: 01/04/2016 10:24 pm »
SFN have the launch date as 10th of November 2016. The LV is a 431 variant. Can we have the thread title updated if there is a mod reading this?

Also, does anyone know the tail number/serial number for this Atlas launch too? AV-0??

Currently AV-071

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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #25 on: 10/17/2016 10:38 pm »
We're less than two months from the scheduled launch date, currently set for December 8, 2016.

I've seen no news of the payload arriving at the Cape.

Has the launch been delayed?

Also, will this satellite be processed at Astrotech?

(EchoStar has had and will have a lot of hardware launched this year and next:
EchoStar 18 launched by Ariane 5 in June 2016,
this satellite,
EchoStar 21 to be launched by Proton in December 2016,
EchoStar 23 to be launched by Falcon 9 as early as December 2016,
and SES 11/EchoStar 105 to be launched by Falcon 9 as early as 1Q 2017.)

Later EDIT: Shortly after Jim's response below, a new launch date was revealed: December 16.
« Last Edit: 11/07/2016 02:12 pm by zubenelgenubi »
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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #26 on: 10/17/2016 11:05 pm »
It is not launching then.  GOES-R is still up in the air.

There is no other facilities other than Astrotech for ULA commercial launches.
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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #27 on: 11/07/2016 01:15 pm »
SSL Delivers powerful, high capacity BROADBAND satellite for hughes TO cape canaveral launch base

PALO ALTO, Calif. and Germantown, Md. – November 7, 2016 — Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a subsidiary of  EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), today announced that the EchoStar XIX satellite, which SSL designed and built for Hughes, has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle. When launched, EchoStar XIX will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite, dramatically increasing capacity for HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet service in North America. EchoStar XIX will join EchoStar XVII and SPACEWAY® 3 to power the continued growth of HughesNet—America’s #1 choice for satellite Internet.

“SSL and Hughes have a long term collaborative relationship that has helped to expand the limits of satellite technology,” said John Celli, president of SSL. “We worked closely to develop one of the world’s highest capacity satellites on orbit today and it has been our pleasure to further advance satellite’s capability with EchoStar XIX, which will bring the benefits of quality, high-speed internet service to families and businesses.”

When launched, EchoStar XIX will provide significantly more capacity than EchoStar XVII, which was also built by SSL and launched in 2012.  EchoStar XIX will enable the next generation of HughesNet with more speed, more data and more advanced features for consumers and small businesses coast to coast who are unserved or underserved by terrestrial broadband Internet services.

Like EchoStar XVII, EchoStar XIX is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite based on the powerful SSL 1300 platform, which has the capability to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. SSL has built nearly 50 satellites with HTS payloads, including two of the highest capacity broadband satellites in service today, and the world’s first true high throughput satellite, which was launched in 2005.

“SSL has been an innovative and reliable partner in the expansion of our highly advanced satellite fleet,” said Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes. “EchoStar XIX will provide us with added capacity to meet the burgeoning demand for HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet service and we look forward to next month’s launch with great anticipation.”

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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #28 on: 11/08/2016 05:03 am »
Spaceflight Now is showing launch on 16 December with a window from 1822 to 2022 UTC (1:22 to 3:22 pm EST).

http://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
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Re: ULA Atlas V - EchoStar XIX - Cape Canaveral - 2016
« Reply #29 on: 12/03/2016 04:03 am »
How long will EchoStar 19/Jupiter 2 last?

Since it's launching on an Atlas V 431, I think it's either 32 minutes, 17 seconds (mission length for Inmarsat 4-F1) or 1 hour, 58 minutes, 5 seconds (mission length for Intelsat 14).
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Image of Echostar arriving at the Cape last month (Nov 04 2016) Geotagged at the Shuttle landing facility:


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Atlas V to Launch EchoStar XIX

Atlas V EchoStar XIX Mission Overview

Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431 configuration rocket will launch the EchoStar XIX mission for Hughes. The Atlas V is provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services.

Mission Description: EchoStar XIX will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite in orbit, dramatically increasing capacity for HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet service to homes and businesses in North America. This large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite, based on the powerful SSL 1300 platform, will be stationed at 97.1 degrees West longitude. Building from their experience on the highly successful EchoStar XVII broadband satellite, SSL and Hughes collaboratively engineered thespecific design details of this payload for optimum performance.

Launch Notes: EchoStar XIX will mark the 68th launch of the Atlas V rocket and the third in the 431 configuration. This mission will be ULA’s 12th of 2016 and the 115th since the company was formed 10 years ago.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch. Hashtags #EchoStarXIX and #AtlasV.

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Having looked at this Mission Overview PDF, I would have covered both EchoStar 19/Jupiter 2 and the first Falcon 9 Iridium mission on the same day had the latter not been delayed.
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Having looked at this Mission Overview PDF, I would have covered both EchoStar 19/Jupiter 2 and the first Falcon 9 Iridium mission on the same day had the latter not been delayed.

I doubt it was possible for US ranges to support both.

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http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/AV/av_echostarxix_mob.pdf

Perigee Altitude: 204 km | Apogee Altitude: 65,000 km | Inclination: 25.44 deg

My calculations aren't perfect but I think instead of a standard 1805 m/s to GEO this leaves it at 1605 m/s.
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Delay, only 48 hours.

ULA:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2016) – The launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying EchoStar XIX mission is now planned for Dec. 18. During a test of the flight control system, a component of the first stage booster exhibited off-nominal behavior and will be replaced and retested early next week. This additional time will allow the ULA team to ensure all systems are operating nominally prior to final launch preparations.

The Atlas V is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch window is 1:27-3:27 p.m. Eastern.
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Delay, only 48 hours.

ULA:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2016) – The launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying EchoStar XIX mission is now planned for Dec. 18. During a test of the flight control system, a component of the first stage booster exhibited off-nominal behavior and will be replaced and retested early next week. This additional time will allow the ULA team to ensure all systems are operating nominally prior to final launch preparations.

The Atlas V is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch window is 1:27-3:27 p.m. Eastern.

Meaningless trivia to follow: This will be the latest in a calendar year the Atlas V has ever launched.
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Delay, only 48 hours.

ULA:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2016) – The launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying EchoStar XIX mission is now planned for Dec. 18. During a test of the flight control system, a component of the first stage booster exhibited off-nominal behavior and will be replaced and retested early next week. This additional time will allow the ULA team to ensure all systems are operating nominally prior to final launch preparations.

The Atlas V is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch window is 1:27-3:27 p.m. Eastern.

Meaningless trivia to follow: This will be the latest in a calendar year the Atlas V has ever launched.

I would be darned if ULA planned to launch an Atlas V on December 31st several years from now.
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Lockheed Martin and ULA Encapsulate EchoStar XIX Satellite for Dec. 18 Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The EchoStar XIX satellite has been encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing. It is scheduled to launch Dec. 18 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431 rocket contracted through Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Commercial Launch Services.

For encapsulation, EchoStar XIX was connected to an adapter and then enclosed in the four-meter fairing or "nose cone." The satellite will now be transported by truck to Space Launch Complex 41 where it will be lifted by crane and mated with the Atlas rocket.

"We've basically buckled the seatbelt over EchoStar XIX," said Steve Skladanek, president of Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services. "Now it's time for Atlas to give it a safe and smooth ride to orbit. No vehicle combines the reliability, orbital accuracy and schedule certainty of Atlas. That has real value for commercial customers, and we're grateful that EchoStar has placed its confidence in the world's most reliable rocket."

With an average slip date of less than two weeks and successful track record, the Atlas family of rockets provides the most reliable lift in the commercial market. Atlas also offers such precise delivery into orbit that customers can use the excess fuel to extend the life of a satellite and bringing more value to the mission.
Jacques :-)

 

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