Status
Success
EchoStar 1
Launch Time
Thu Dec 28, 1995 11:50 UTC
Thu Dec 28, 1995 11:50 UTC
Final flight of the Long March 2E.
Rocket
Mission Details
EchoStar 1
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 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: 3,287.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1995
79th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2E
7th mission
3rd mission of 1995
3rd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission