Echostar 7

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	27378 / 02006A
Launch date	21 Feb 2002 - 12:43 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-36B
Launch vehicle	Atlas 3B (AC-204)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geosynchronous orbit on 9 Jul 2004:
Perigee / Apogee	35782 x 35789 km
Eccentricity	8.30E-05
Inclination	0.01°
Period	1436.07 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Platform
Operator	Echostar Technologies, LLC
Mass at launch	4027 kg
Dry Mass	2200 kg
Dimension
Basic shape
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	13000 W
Design lifetime	12 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Oct 2009	118.85°W

Mission details:

CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders

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