EchoStar XV

EchoStar XV
Mission type	Communication
Operator	EchoStar
COSPAR ID	2010-034A
SATCAT no.	36792
Mission duration	15 years planned
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	5,521 kilograms (12,172 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	10 July 2010, 18:40:36 UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
Contractor	ILS
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	61.5° West
Perigee altitude	35,783 kilometers (22,235 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,803 kilometers (22,247 mi)
Inclination	0.01 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	24 December 2013, 03:42:24 UTC
Transponders
Band	32 J band (IEEE Ku band)

EchoStar XV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and will be located at a longitude of 61.5° West, from where it is intended to provide direct broadcasting of high-definition television services to the continental United States and Puerto Rico for Dish Network.^[2]^[3]

EchoStar XV was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 J band (IEEE K_u band) transponders,^[2] and at launch it had a mass of 5,521 kilograms (12,172 lb). It has a design life of fifteen years,;^[3] however, it is carrying enough fuel for around twenty years of operations.^[4] It has a common configuration with EchoStar XI and EchoStar XVI.^[5]

The launch of EchoStar XV was conducted by International Launch Services, using a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage. The launch occurred from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 18:40 UTC on 10 July 2010.^[6] The launch successfully placed EchoStar XV into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.^[3] Following separation from the rocket, it manoeuvred into a geostationary orbit with a perigee of 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) and an apogee of 35,805 kilometres (22,248 mi).^[7]

References

^ "ECHOSTAR 15 Satellite details 2010-034A NORAD 36792". N2YO. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Echostar 15". SatBeams. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "EchoStar XV Mission Overview" (PDF). International Launch Services. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ Briel, Robert (11 July 2010). "Successful launch for Echostar XV". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ Krebs, Gunter. "Echostar 11, 15, 16". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ Bergin, Chris (10 July 2010). "ILS Proton M successfully launches with EchoStar XV". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ "ECHOSTAR 15 Satellite details". REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING. N2YO.com. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

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[n2yo-1] "ECHOSTAR 15 Satellite details 2010-034A NORAD 36792". N2YO. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

[SB-2] "Echostar 15". SatBeams. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[ILS-MO-3] "EchoStar XV Mission Overview" (PDF). International Launch Services. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[Briel-4] Briel, Robert (11 July 2010). "Successful launch for Echostar XV". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[GSP-5] Krebs, Gunter. "Echostar 11, 15, 16". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[NSF-6] Bergin, Chris (10 July 2010). "ILS Proton M successfully launches with EchoStar XV". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[N2YO-7] "ECHOSTAR 15 Satellite details". REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING. N2YO.com. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

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