Status
Success
Echostar 2
Launch Time
Wed Sep 11, 1996 00:00 UTC
Wed Sep 11, 1996 00:00 UTC
Flight V91.
Rocket
Mission Details
Echostar 2
EchoStar 2 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft. The 2886 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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,886.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1996
59th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
81st mission
9th mission of 1996
76th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
62nd mission
9th mission of 1996
59th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission