China Aerospace CorporationLong March 2ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Echostar I
Launched
December 28, 1995
Image: CNSA
Summary
Echostar I launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 2E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 28, 1995. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 9th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,040th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 2E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Echostar I, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 35,167 km orbit inclined 24.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 2E · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 2E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 9th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,040th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar I · NORAD 23754 · 1995-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ECHOSTAR 1
- Object ID
- 1995-073A
- Epoch
- 1995-12-28 08:30:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.32349871 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7250648
- Inclination
- 24.3668°
- Ascending node
- 278.9434°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3416°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.9226°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Echostar I · NORAD 23754
CZ-2E Y8 Stage 2 · re-entered January 6, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar 1 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by a CZ-2E with EPKM upper stage rocket from Xichang Center in Sichuan province, PRC. The 3288 kg spacecraft carries 16 Ku-band transponders to enable direct broadcast communications and television channels through 0.5 meter dishes on the ground in the American continents.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 18th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Echostar I launch?
Echostar I launched on December 28, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar I?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Echostar I?
Long March 2E, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 2E spec sheet
Where did Echostar I launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Echostar I reach?
Echostar I, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 35,167 km orbit inclined 24.4°.
How many satellites did Echostar I launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).