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Echostar 23

Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 16, 2017, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 16, 2017 · 06:00 UTCLaunch 2017-014Launch no. 5,627 in the log
RocketFalcon 9variant FT3
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySpaceXUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 16, 2017, 06:00
Launch designation
2017-014
Mission
Echostar 23
Vehicle flight ID
031/B1030 F032

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,899 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar 232017-014ANORAD 42070Echostar CorpCommunications5,600 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.