NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Echostar 5

Launch Time
Thu Sep 23, 1999 06:02 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 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