Status
Success
Echostar 3
Launch Time
Sun Oct 05, 1997 21:01 UTC
Sun Oct 05, 1997 21:01 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Echostar 3
EchoStar III is a communications satellite operated by EchoStar. Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 61.5 degrees west for 12 years.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,674.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1997
61st orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
31st mission
5th mission of 1997
31st successful mission