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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n The DISH Network has confirmed the loss of the bird that was launched back in 1996.<\/font><\/p>\n Located in the 148 degree orbital location \u2013 and primarily used as a back-up satellite \u2013 the satellite had provided local network channel service to Alaska and six other small markets.<\/p>\n \u2018On July 14, 2008, our EchoStar 2 satellite experienced a substantial failure that appears to have rendered the satellite a total loss,\u2019 noted a release to the stock market.<\/p>\n \u2018All programming and other services previously broadcast from EchoStar 2 were restored to Echostar 1, the primary satellite at the 148 degree location, within several hours after the failure.\u2019<\/p>\n The Zenit-3SL is a hybrid concept developed by RSC Energia. The two stage Zenit features a modified Russian Block DM upper stage.<\/p>\n From its equatorial launch site at 154 degrees West Longitude, a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle will lift the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).<\/font><\/p>\n The launch events involve a separation of the first and second stages, two-and-a-half minutes after lift-off \u2013 with a jettison of the payload fairing 78 seconds later. After operating for six minutes, the second stage will separate from the Block DM upper stage. <\/p>\n The Block DM will then operate for a five-minute burn. Following a 30-minute coast period, the Block DM will operate a second time for six-and-a-half minutes. After the second burn, and nine-minute coast, the spacecraft will separate from the upper stage over the Indian Ocean, off the East coast of Africa. <\/p>\n Ground stations at Gnangara (Perth), Australia, and Kumsan, South Korea, will be tracking the spacecraft to acquire its first signal from orbit. <\/p>\n In total, the Zenit-3SL vehicle will insert the 5,511 kg (12,150 lb) EchoStar 11 satellite into GTO one hour after launch, on its way to a final orbital location of 110 degrees West Longitude.<\/p>\n That initial RTF success came via the launch of the Thuraya 3 telecommunications satellite for the United Arab Emirates \u2013 a year after the NSS-8 failure. It was soon followed by March success of the DIRECTV 11 HD TV launch and the May success of Galaxy 18.<\/p>\n Built by Space Systems\/Loral (SS\/L), the powerful 20-kW spacecraft, carries a Ku-band payload that will support DISH Network\u2019s direct broadcast television service for its customers throughout the United States. <\/p>\n EchoStar 11 is based on SS\/L\u2019s 1300 platform, which provides the flexibility for a broad range of applications. Following launch and in-orbit testing, the new satellite will support the expansion of DISH Network\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s programming and services.<\/p>\n This spacecraft is designed for a 15-year service life on orbit. This is the third mission Sea Launch is executing for DISH Network and the eighth mission with a spacecraft built by SS\/L. <\/p>\n \u2018There is a good deal of anticipation as we gear up for the EchoStar XI launch,\u2019 said Rohan Zaveri, Vice President of Space Programs for DISH Network. <\/p>\n \u2018Each time Space Systems\/Loral delivers a satellite to DISH Network, we are reminded of the success of our ongoing working relationship and the company\u2019s ability to meet our evolving requirements.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n Established in 1995, the Sea Launch consortium is owned by Boeing, Kvaerner ASA of Oslo, Norway, Yuzhmash of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, and RSC-Energia of Moscow.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sea Launch have returned to action tonight with the launch of the EchoStar 11 telecommunications satellite via their Zenit-3SL launch vehicle from their Odyssey Launch Platform. The launch was on time at 10:21pm PDT. 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Mission Background \u2013 EchoStar 11<\/u><\/em><\/font><\/p>\nThis will be the fourth launch since Sea Launch returned to flight in January, 07 \u2013 following the failed launch which occurred with the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies, after the vehicle exploded on the launch pad, destroying both the vehicle and satellite. <\/p>\n