In orbitRocket body

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

NORAD: 27855
COSPAR: 2003-034B

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Spacecraft

Built by: RKK Energiya
Owner: Sea Launch Limited Partnership
Platform (bus): Blok DM2
Main engine: 11D58M
Mass at launch: 11,650 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 3,210 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 3,210 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 3.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27855, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2003-08-08
Rocket: Zenit-3SL
Flight: SL10 Echostar IX
Mission name: Echostar IX
Launch site: KLA
Launched by: Sea Launch Limited Partnership
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2003-034

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2003-034, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: SEAL
Launch date: 2003-08-08
Period: 640.9 min
Inclination: 0.63°
Apogee: 35,833 km
Perigee: 659 km
Radar cross-section: 18.8972 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit