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EchoStar XIV

Communications satellite. EchoStar XIV was launched on March 20, 2010 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2014).

COSPAR 2010-010ANORAD 36499United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Echostar XIV
Common name
EchoStar XIV
Payload designation
Echostar 14
International designator
2010-010A
NORAD catalog number
36499
GCAT identifier
S36499
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/595

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Echostar
Owner
Dish Network
Country
United States
Builder
SS/Loral
Platform (bus)
SSL-1300

Launch

Date
March 20, 2010 · 18:26 UTC
Launch record
2010-010Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,760 km
Apogee
35,786 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
Renamed
Status date
March 1, 2014
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
6,379 kg
Dry mass
3,223 kg
Length
5.6 m
Diameter
2.80 m
Span
31.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q951125 (CC0).