Echostar 18

 2016-039B

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6300 kg Loral satellite for Dish Network LLC, DTH television broadcast. To replace Echostar 10 at 110W? After launch, was checked out at 67.2W then, in late August, moved to 61.4W.

Size 8.26 m x 2.35 x 2.20m, 32.4m span Launch by VA230, L584. Sylda 69A.

E18
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2016 Jun 18	2138:32	Ignition	CSG ELA3
	2138:39	X+0:07 Launch by Ariane 5
		X+2:21 EAP sep
		X+3:25 Fairing sep
	2146	X+8:54 MECO	-937 x 159 x 6.15
	2147	X+9:00 EPC sep
	2147	X+9:03 ESC-A burn
	2204	X+25:30 MECO
	2207	X+29:20 Echostar 18 sep
	2213	X+34:52 Sylda 5 sep
	2220	X+42:05 BRISat sep
2016 Jun 19			631.74 264 x 35756 x 6.0
2016 Jun 20			774.67 7391 x 35733 x 2.7
2016 Jun 23			1373.03 33289 x 35796 x 0.1
2016 Jun 24			1433.71 35691 x 35787 x 0.1
2016 Jun 28			1433.77 35693 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 67.1W+0.6E/d
2016 Jun 30			1436.10 35776 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 67.2W
2016 Aug 20		Move out	1436.20 35777 x 35799 x 0.0 GEO 67.2W+0.03W/d
2016 Aug 29		Move in	1436.06 35775 x 35796 x 0.06 GEO 61.4W