Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Both Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISAT 2016-039A | Payload | 35778 × 35795 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ECHOSTAR 18 2016-039B | Payload | 35781 × 35794 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2016-039C | Rocket body | 269 × 33338 km · 6.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) 2016-039D | Debris | 397 × 18345 km · 6.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2016-039 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).