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Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2)

Atlas V 431 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 18, 2016, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 2016 · 19:13 UTCLaunch 2016-079Launch no. 5,608 in the log
RocketAtlas V 431variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 2016, 19:13
Launch designation
2016-079
Mission
Echostar 19 (Jupiter 2)
Flight name
Echostar 19
Vehicle flight ID
AV-071

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
166 km
Initial apogee
656 km
Inclination
27.9°
Payload mass to orbit
6.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar 192016-079ANORAD 41893Echostar/Hughes Satellite Systems CorpCommunications6,765 kgIn orbit

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