EchoStar 1 [Lockheed Martin]
EchoStar 1 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by a CZ-2E with EPKM upper stage rocket from Xichang Center in Sichuan province, PRC. The 3288 kg spacecraft carries 16 Ku-band transponders to enable direct broadcast communications and television channels through 0.5 meter dishes on the ground in the American continents.
EchoStar 2 is mostly identical to its sister craft.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
Operator: | Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar) |
Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
Equipment: | 16 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | AS-7000 |
Propulsion: | 2 × LEROS-1b |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 3287 kg (#1), 2885 kg (#2) |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EchoStar 1 | 1995-073A | 28.12.1995 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-2E [EPKM] | ||
EchoStar 2 | 1996-055A | 11.09.1996 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-42P H10-3 |