EchoStar_XIV

EchoStar XIV

EchoStar XIV

Communications satellite

EchoStar XIV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 119° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the continental United States for Dish Network.[2][3]

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EchoStar XIV was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 103 J band (IEEE Ku band) transponders,[4] and at launch it had a mass of 6,384 kilograms (14,074 lb), with an expected operational lifespan of around 15 years.[2][5]

The launch of EchoStar XIV 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 18:26:57 UTC on 20 March 2010.[6] The launch successfully placed EchoStar XIV into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.[3] Following separation from the rocket, it manoeuvered into a geostationary orbit with a perigee of 35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi) and an apogee of 35,789 kilometres (22,238 mi).[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ECHOSTAR 14 Satellite details 2010-010A NORAD 36499". N2YO. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. [3]
    "EchoStar XIV Mission Overview" (PDF). International Launch Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Echostar 14 (Echostar XIV)". SatBeams. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  5. [5]
    Krebs, Gunter. "Echostar 14". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  6. [6]
    McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.


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