• Satellite Delivery to the Payload Processing Facility, Sea Launch Home Port
• Payload Rollout from the Payload Processing Facility to the Sea Launch Commander
• Rocket Transfer from the Ship to the Odyssey Launch Platform
• Rocket Rollout and Erection on launch pad for the final tests
• Departure of the Odyssey Launch Platform
• Departure of the Sea Launch Commander
• Arrival at Equatorial Launch Site, countdown begins
• Launch of Galaxy 16 satellite (wide view, from Sea Launch Commander) (close-up, from Odyssey)

Sea Launch carried live coverage of the mission via satellite, as well as streaming video on this website. Click here to see the archived webcast. Please click here to see our available archived launch videos.

Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the 1300-series spacecraft, weighing in at 4,640 kg (10,229 lb), carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, primed to meet the needs of a variety of broadcast customers in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. Galaxy 16 is the fourth spacecraft Sea Launch will orbit for PanAmSat. While it is designed for a 15-year lifespan, Sea Launch’s direct insertion into equatorial orbit is expected to yield additional years of fuel life.

PanAmSat Corporation is the premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite. PanAmSat's global network of satellites and fiber connectivity provides unparalleled coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. This global network enables customers to reach millions of people covering vast geographic areas or offers them the ability to target specific groups in cities, countries or regions.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is the leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of commercial satellites and satellite systems. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., the company has an international base of commercial and governmental customers whose applications include broadband digital communications, direct-to-home broadcast, mobile satellite services, defense communications, environmental monitoring and air traffic control. SS/L satellites have amassed over 1,200 years of reliable on-orbit service.

From its equatorial launch site at 154 degrees West Longitude, a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle lifted the 4,640 kg (10,229 lb) Galaxy 16 spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital location at 99 degrees West Longitude.

Lifting off from the Odyssey Launch Platform, a Zenit-3SL rocket began its ascent phase of flight. The first stage of the vehicle separated two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, and the protective payload fairing jettisoned 75 seconds later. Following a six-minute burn, the second stage separated from the Block DM upper stage. The Block DM operated for seven minutes and then shutdown for a 30-minute coast period. The Block DM burned a second time for four-and-a-half minutes. Following the second burn, and another 10-minute coast, the spacecraft separated over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. The Hartebeestok ground station at Pretoria, South Africa, acquired a signal from the spacecraft after spacecraft separation.