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Echostar I

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1995-073ALaunched 12/28/1995

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 1
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2E
Launch Date: 12/28/1995
Last Contact: 1/6/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.09 deg
Dry Mass: 1,324 kg
Total Mass: 3,315 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: 1995-073A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/688