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Sea Launch Scrubs EchoStar X Sunday Launch |
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 13, 2006/Satnews Daily/ Sea Launch cancelled on Sunday the launch of EchoStar X after what it explained was an issue at the launch site.
After a halt in the countdown for launch on February 8, Sea Launch prepared for a second launch attempt on Sunday, February 12, with liftoff planned for 3:35pm PST (23:35 GMT). The company said on Saturday the Zenit-3SL rocket had been erected on the launch pad, and preparations are underway at the launch site.
On launch day, Sea Launch said its Zenit-3SL rocket will lift the 4,333 kg (9,553 lb.) EchoStar X satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), on the way to its final orbital position of 110 degrees West Longitude.
This is Sea Launch's second mission for EchoStar and its first mission with a Lockheed Martin spacecraft. Built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, the high-power Ku Band A2100-AX spacecraft is designed with a minimum service life of 15 years on orbit.
Optimized with additional bandwidth for direct broadcast applications, EchoStar X is a new-generation satellite that will enable DISH Network to deliver expanded television services and channel offerings to its customers throughout the United States.
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