Echostar 1

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	23754 / 95073A
Launch date	28 Dec 1995 - 11:50 UT
Launch site	Xichang, LC2
Launch vehicle	CZ 2E
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35776 x 35795 km
Eccentricity	2.25E-04
Inclination	0.01 deg
Period	1436.07 min

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin Astro Space
Platform	GE-7000
Operator	Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch	3287
Dry Mass	2000 Kg
Dimension	4.08 x 2.22 x 2.54 m?
Solar array	24.5 m span?
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	7000 W
Design lifetime	12 years

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
L: 28 Dec 1995	119°W	-
Dec 2000	148°W	-
Oct 2009	148.02°W	-

Telemetry in the C-band

Ku-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders
Power	130 W
Bandwidth	24 MHz
Coverage & EIRP max	CONUS only: 53 dBW (US Virgin Island: 1.8 m dish)
Polarization	RHCP
Frequencies	uplink: 17.3-17.8 GHz downlink: 12.2-12.7 GHz

Western United States to Central/Mountain region; 16 Ku-band transponders

Ref.: #7, #15, #226 - update: 22.01.10