NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Echostar 6

Launch Time
Fri Jul 14, 2000 05:21 UTC

Rocket

Atlas IIAS
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
ILS
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,957 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,618 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,933 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 47.5 m

Mission Details

Echostar 6

EchoStar VI or EchoStar 6 is a former American communications satellite that was operated by the private company EchoStar and then was transferred to Bermuda as BermudaSat 1.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2000

40th orbital launch attempt

Atlas II

49th mission
5th mission of 2000
49th successful mission