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The Echostar-10 mission preparation began in December 2005 upon the successful completion of activities for the Inmarsat-4 mission.
Zenit-2S LV ¹ SL15 and Block DM-SL ¹14L were used to launch the Echostar-10 SC.
CHRONOLOGY OF ACTIVITIES
| December 15, 2005 – January 23, 2006 |
Activities at the Home Port:
- Tests of Zenit-2S LV ¹ SL15;
- Operations for Zenit-2S LV ¹ SL21 (donor);
- Tests of Block DM-SL ¹14L;
- Tests of Block DM-SL ¹22L;
- ILV assembly and testing;
- Operations for the Rocket Segment integrated systems and processing equipment.
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January 24, – February 4, 2006
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ACS and LP passage to the launch area.
Activities in the sea passage phase:
- Integrated rehearsal ¹2 on ACS involving all Sea Launch Segments and structures;
- Final integrated rehearsal ¹3 on ACS involving all Sea Launch Segments and structures, SC Customer and launch Customer with support of MCC (Korolev), Center (Seattle) and using TDRSS links.
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| February 5, 2006 |
Activities in the launch area:
- Making the Rocket Segment systems ready for activities in the launch area.
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| February 6-14, 2006 |
- ILV preparation for roll-out to the launch pad;
- ILV roll-out and installation on the launch pad;
- ILV and Critical Launch Readiness Checklist electrical tests, results analysis.
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| February 15, 2006 |
- Rocket Segment systems check and preparation for ILV prelaunch processing and launch;
- ILV prelaunch processing and launch.
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| February 16, 2006 |
The launch was performed from the Odissei launch platform at 02 hr. 35 min Moscow time (February 15, 2006 at 15 hr. 35 min Pacific standard time). The Echostar-10 spacecraft has been injected into the calculated orbit.
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| Postfligth operations, a start of passage to the Home Port. |
LAUNCH RESULTS
The Echostar-10 spacecraft has been injected into the calculated orbit:
Perigee altitude,
km |
Apogee
altitude,
km |
Inclination,
deg. |
1685 |
35726 |
0 |
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