Status
Success
Echostar 5
Launch Time
Thu Sep 23, 1999 06:02 UTC
Thu Sep 23, 1999 06:02 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Echostar 5
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,602.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1999
52nd orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
42nd mission
3rd mission of 1999
42nd successful mission