Wednesday Morning (7-16) EDT. / Tuesday Evening (7-15) PDT, Sea Launch
is scheduled to launch EchoStar XI satellite for DISH Network
Corporation, on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform
positioned on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.

Launch window opens at 1:21 a.m. EDT. / 10:21 p.m PDT (7-15)

Spacecraft separation around 1 hour after lift off over the Indian Ocean.

EchoStar XI, built by Space Systems/Loral is a 1300 bus design providing
direct-to-home television broadcast to subscribers.
EchoStar XI will be replacing EchoStar 8.


Broadcast coverage:

Echostar 9 @ 121 degrees West, transponder 14 Ku band (11913 Horizontal)
DVB 4:2:0, SR: 61113

Test signals start at 12:30 a.m. EDT. / 9:30 p.m PDT (7-15)
Broadcast starts at 1:10 a.m. EDT. / 10:10 p.m PDT (7-15)

Also coverage can be seen on DISH Channel 101

Don't have a dish, a webcast of launch is available at:

http://www.sea-launch.com/current_index_webcast.html

Additional coverage at:


http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
http://www.sea-launch.com/current_launch.html

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