Echostar 8

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation 27501 / 02039A
Launch date 22 Aug 2002 - 05:15 UT
Launch site B, LC-81/23
Launch vehicle  Proton-K/DM-2M (S/N 406-02 / #296)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35783 x 35789 km
Eccentricity 7.12E-05
Inclination 0.01 deg
Period 1436.1 min

Tested at 129°W.

High power DBS satellite with spot beam technology for local channels (15 spots max).

Specifications

Prime contractorSpace Systems/Loral
Platform FS-1300
Operator Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch 4660 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 10000 W
Design lifetime12 yrs

Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
 Oct 2002 110°W 
 Jan 2009 283°E still on-station
 Oct 2009 76.97°W 

Ku-band

Main transponders 32
Backup transponders  
Power 120 W TWTA
Bandwidth  
Coverage CONUS
+ 2 spot beam payloads
EIRP max  
G/T max  
Polarization  

CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders
Switchable to 16 transponders with 240 W power
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