Tag: SSL
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Timeline: Atlas 5/EchoStar 19 ascent
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral with the EchoStar 19 satellite for HughesNet’s direct-to-home Internet connectivity. Launch is scheduled for Sunday at 1:27 p.m. EST (1827 GMT). T+00:01.1 Liftoff With the RD-180 main engine running, the three strap-on solid rocket boosters are…
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Preview: Satellite will beam high-speed Internet across America
An artist’s concept of EchoStar 19 deployed in space. Credit: Hughes CAPE CANAVERAL — A sophisticated communications satellite launches into orbit atop an Atlas 5 rocket Sunday to bring residential high-speed Internet to parts of the U.S. that must look to space for connectivity. Getting EchoStar 19 aloft begins with a ride to super-synchronous transfer…
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Favorable weather expected for Sunday afternoon’s Atlas 5 rocket launch
The view of Playalinda Beach when an Atlas 5 launched in June. Credit: United Launch Alliance WEATHER: CAPE CANAVERAL — A Sunday afternoon rocket launch is planned for Cape Canaveral this weekend, and beachgoers should have good weather conditions to watch the commercial Atlas 5 rocket power skyward with an Internet access satellite. Pack a…
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Photos: EchoStar 19 encapsulated for launch atop Atlas 5
In preparation for liftoff Dec. 18 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, the powerful Internet-from-space broadcasting satellite called EchoStar 19 was encapsulated in the nose cone as seen below. The operation was performed at the commercial Astrotech processing facility in Titusville on Dec. 5. The satellite will be launched from Cape Canaveral’s Complex…
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EchoStar 19 launch aboard Atlas 5 rocket now planned for Dec. 18
The mission poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — A state-of-the-art satellite to provide high-speed Internet connectivity across North America, specializing in areas where terrestrial networks are not available, will be mounted atop its booster rocket Saturday in preparation for launch next weekend. The EchoStar 19 spacecraft will be propelled into orbit atop a…
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Atlas 5 rocket to finish year with commercial broadband satellite launch
The EchoStar 19 spacecraft in the factory. Credit: SSL CAPE CANAVERAL — Preparing for its eighth launch of the year, the Atlas 5 rocket program has begun stacking the vehicle that will deploy a commercial satellite to provide Internet connectivity to rural America. The United Launch Alliance rocket will haul the EchoStar 19 spacecraft into…
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Atlas 5 rocket awarded commercial launch for EchoStar
File photo of Atlas 5-431 rocket. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — A powerhouse Internet-from-space communications satellite will be launched from the Cape next year atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, officials announced Wednesday. The commercial EchoStar 19 spacecraft is targeting a late 2016 launch aboard an Atlas 5 rocket flying in its 431…
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Ariane 5 launches with 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7
Arianespace have launched another two satellites into orbit – namely 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7 – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Thursday. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the opening of its 50 minute window at 20:30 UTC. Ariane 5 ECA Launch: The Ariane 5 ECA (Cryogenic Evolution…
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JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launch
Space Systems/Loral (SSL) have announced they will build what will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite. The new Ka-band satellite – called JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX – will help meet demand for HughesNet Gen4 high-speed satellite internet service in North America. JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX: JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite based…