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Follow the countdown and flight of the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket with the EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Flight Data File
Vehicle: Zenit 3SL
Payload: EchoStar 9/Telstar 13
Launch date: August 7, 2003
Launch window: 11:31 p.m.-1:31 a.m. EDT (0331-0531 GMT on 8th)
Launch site: Equator, 154° West, Pacific Ocean