Echostar 6

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Also called MCI 1

Launch data:

Designation 26402 / 00038A
Launch date14 Jul 2000 - 05:21 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-36B
Launch vehicleAtlas-2AS (AC-161) - (#129)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on Jul 27, 2000 (.54):
Perigee / Apogee 35764 x 35811 km
Eccentricity 6E-04
Inclination 0.17 deg
Period 1436.17 min
Location119°W

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractorLockeed Martin Missiles and Space
Platform  
Operator Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch  3700 kg
Dry Mass 1493 kg
Dimension  8.66 wide, 5.5 high
Basic shape  Box + 2 panels + antenna
Solar array  30.7 span
Stabilization  
DC power  11000 W
Design lifetime  > million years - active: 12 yrs

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
 Oct 2009 72.71°W 

Tested at 148°W
CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders
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