| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Echostar 12 (Rainbow-1) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Echostar Technologies, LLC |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -61.63 |
| Perigee (km) | 35782 |
| Apogee (km) | 35791 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001067451045509 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.11 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4328 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 17-07-2003 |
| Expected Lifetime | 18 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2003-033A |
| NORAD Number | 27852 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home television services; cable´s attempt to compete with dish networks. |