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 |
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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.) |
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Power (watts) |
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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. |