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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Echostar VIII
Launched
August 22, 2002
Summary
Echostar VIII launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 22, 2002. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 92nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,550th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar VIII, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,497 × 35,849 km orbit inclined 23.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 92nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,550th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar VIII · NORAD 27501 · 2002-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ECHOSTAR 8
- Object ID
- 2002-039A
- Epoch
- 2002-08-22 05:53:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00749642 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5905649
- Inclination
- 22.9871°
- Ascending node
- 60.8502°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.7448°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2985°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Echostar VIII · NORAD 27501 · in orbit
Blok DM3 No. 20L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
99th launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 1,194th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
144 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Echostar VIII launch?
Echostar VIII launched on August 22, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar VIII?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Echostar VIII?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Echostar VIII launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Echostar VIII reach?
Echostar VIII, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,497 × 35,849 km orbit inclined 23.0°.
How many satellites did Echostar VIII launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).