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ECHOSTAR 6

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
July 14, 2000 at 05:21 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Echostar VI
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,227 km
Periapsis
36,187 km
Inclination
10.85°
Orbital period
1457.62 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-038A
NORAD catalog №
26402
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
21.5733 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational