Atlas V launches EchoStar XIX

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431 configuration rocket launched the EchoStar XIX mission from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 18 December 2016, at 19:13 UTC (14:13 EST). Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2) will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite in orbit. EchoStar XIX marks the 68th launch of the Atlas V rocket, the third in the 431 configuration and ULA’s 115th mission.