LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Fri Aug 08 2003
Sea Launch
Echostar IX
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:30 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Zenit 3SLDescription:
![Zenit 3SL rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Sea Launch
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey