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EchoStar V was a communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral based in Palo Alto, CA and operated by EchoStar. Launched in 1999 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 148 degrees west. EchoStar V was used for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.[2]
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | EchoStar (1999-2009) Ciel Satellite Group (2005-2009) |
COSPAR ID | 1999-050A |
SATCAT no. | 25913 |
Mission duration | Planned: 12 years Final: 9 years, 10 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL-1300 |
Manufacturer | SSL |
Launch mass | 3,602 kg (7,941 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 23, 1999, 06:02 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas-II AS |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
Contractor | NASA |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | July 2009 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 148° west[1] |
Epoch | September 28, 2017[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 32 Ku band |
Coverage area | United States and Puerto Rico |
The launch of EchoStar V made use of an Atlas rocket flying from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States. The launch took place at 06:02 UTC on September 23, 1999, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.[3]
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