Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Echostar G1 (ICO G1, DBSD G1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Dish Network |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-92.92 |
Perigee (km) |
35773 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000308378404023152 |
Inclination (degrees) |
5.73 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
16000 |
Date of Launch |
14-04-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2008-016A |
NORAD Number |
32763 |
Comments |
CONUS, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. Purchased by Dish Network in 2011. |