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Echostar II

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-055ALaunched 9/11/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 2
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P 42P-3
Launch Date: 9/11/1996
Last Contact: 7/14/2008

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,790 km
Inclination: 0 deg
Dry Mass: 1,324 kg
Total Mass: 2,865 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: 1996-055A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/322