Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialBoth Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide exclusive coverage for the Indonesian bank BRI which has 9,800 branches serving 50 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago. Echostar-18 and BRISat weigh 6000kg and 3500kg respectively.
Orbital Attempt
#5,568
ASA Mission
#245
Pad Launch
#86
Location Launch
#260
Designator
2016-039
Jun 18, 2016, 9:38 PM
Second
1 update
8:30 PM
Window Open
9:40 PM
Window Close
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Jun 18, 2016, 6:38 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
