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ICO G1

OperationalPayloadGEONORAD 32763

ICO G1 is a Echostar Satellite Services, LLC payload satellite, launched on April 14, 2008 into GEO.

Launch

Launch date
April 14, 2008 at 08:12 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 421 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
ICO G1

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,796 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
5.53°
Orbital period
1436.08 min
Orbit data fetched
October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator
Echostar Satellite Services, LLC
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,600 kg
Power
16,000 W
Design lifetime
15 years
Dimensions
8.2 × 3 × 3 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-016A
NORAD catalog №
32763
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
14.1589 m²
Status
Operational