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Echostar IX
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 8 Aug 2003, 03:30 am UTC
Rocket: Zenit (Zenith)
Provider: Sea Launch
Mission
Type: Communications
Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit
Pad: Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Mission Description
The EchoStar IX satellite is equipped with one of the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payloads for use over the United States