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ECHOSTAR 1
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
December 28, 1995 at 11:50 AM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 2E →
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Echostar I
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,175 km
Periapsis
36,157 km
Inclination
8.61°
Orbital period
1455.52 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-073A
NORAD catalog №
23754
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
31.2917 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational