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Echostar 11

Zenit-3SL launch from Kiritimati (Sea Launch) (United States) on July 16, 2008, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 2008 · 05:20 UTCLaunch 2008-035Launch no. 4,918 in the log
RocketZenit-3SL
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySeaLaunchUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 2008, 05:20
Launch designation
2008-035
Mission
Echostar 11
Flight name
SL34 Echostar 11
Vehicle flight ID
SL28/DM-SL-28L
Flight code
70151-405

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,821 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar XI2008-035ANORAD 33207Dish Network Corp.Communications5,525 kgRenamed · Mar 1, 2014

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.