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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Echostar 105/SES-11

October 11, 2017 at 10:53 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Echostar 105/SES-11 launch image
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October 11, 2017 at 10:53 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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October 11, 2017 at 10:53 PM UTC
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October 12, 2017 at 12:53 AM UTC
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Mission description

Echostar 105, also known as SES-11, is a partnership between Echostar and SES for a communications satellite at the orbital position of 105 degrees West. Satellite's Ku-band and C-band capacity will allow it to replace the AMC-15 and AMC-18 satellites. Echostar 105 is to provide coverage of the North America, including Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean.

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Falcon · Full Thrust

Height

71 m

Diameter

3.65 m

LEO capacity

22,800 kg

Successful launches

24

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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