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Echostar III

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1997-059ALaunched 10/5/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 3
Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIAS
Launch Date: 10/5/1997
Last Contact: 8/21/2017

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 1,600 kg
Total Mass: 3,670 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: EchoStar
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: EchoStar GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 12

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-059A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339