Launch vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 7.4 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 68
- First flight
- 2001-04-07
International Launch ServicesLaunch Successful
Echostar 21
Proton-M Briz-M
Historical mission record
This page records Proton-M Briz-M | Echostar 21 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Echostar 21, formerly known as TerreStar 2, is a geostationary communications satellite built by Space System/Loral company. Equipped with S-band transponders, satellite is tasked with providing mobile broadband services over Europe. The spacecraft, based on SSL’s 1300 bus, will be located at the 10.25° East orbital slot.
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- 81/24 (81P)
- Provider
- International Launch Services
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
Clip of ILS EchoStar XXI Liftoff ↗Echostar XXI Launch ↗Пуск РН Протон-М с КА EchoStar 21 («ЭкоСтар-21») ↗Further reading
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