Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Echostar 7 |
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) |
-118.85 |
Perigee (km) |
35782 |
Apogee (km) |
35789 |
Eccentricity |
8.30259396757244E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4027 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2200 |
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
21-02-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 3B |
COSPAR Number |
2002-006A |
NORAD Number |
27378 |
Comments |
CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders |