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Echostar VII

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2002-006ALaunched 2/21/2002

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 7
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 3B DEC
Launch Date: 2/21/2002
Last Contact: 3/17/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.05 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,026 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: 2002-006A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/412