Echostar XXIII Hosted Webcast

SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket will deliver EchoStar XXIII, a commercial communications satellite for EchoStar Corporation, to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SpaceX is targeting launch of EchoStar XXIII from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC39A) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two and a half hour launch window opens on Tuesday, March 14, at 1:34 a. m. EDT or 5:34 a. m. UTC. The satellite will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after launch. A backup launch window opens on Thursday, March 16, at 1:35 a. m. EDT or 5:35 a. m. UTC. SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9s first stage after launch due to mission requirements.