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Echostar 16

Proton-M/Briz-M launch from Baikonur (Russia) on November 20, 2012, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 20, 2012 · 18:31 UTCLaunch 2012-065Launch no. 5,256 in the log
RocketProton-M/Briz-Mvariant III
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyILS-KRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 2012, 18:31
Launch designation
2012-065
Mission
Echostar 16
Vehicle flight ID
935-33/99528

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,810 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar XVI2012-065ANORAD 39008Echostar CorpCommunications6,650 kgRenamed · July 2019

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