Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Echostar 3 |
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) |
-61.46 |
Perigee (km) |
35783 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
8.30239702062553E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3674 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1700 |
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
05-10-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 2AS |
COSPAR Number |
1997-059A |
NORAD Number |
25004 |
Comments |
Central/Mountain region to Eastern U.S.; 32 Ku-band transponders |