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SuccessGalaxy 16 · Sea Launch
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Jun 18, 2006, 07:50 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Jun 18, 2006, 07:50 UTC – Sunday, Jun 18, 2006, 07:50 UTC
Provider
Sea Launch
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Galaxy 16
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Galaxy 16 is a C- and Ku-band satellite with 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders. The spacecraft is a version of SS/L's space-proven SSL-1300 satellite platform, which has an excellent record of reliable operation. The geostationary SSL-1300 has a designed service life of 15 years and maintains station-keeping and orbital stability by using bipropellant propulsion and momentum-bias systems.
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