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SUMMARY:Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar IV
DESCRIPTION:Echsostar 4 should have replaced EchoStar 1 at 119°W which wou
 ld then have moved to 148°W (where only 24 transponders have been granted
  to EchoStar). After launch\, the satellite has experienced anomalies in 
 connection with solar panel deployment (two of five panels on one solar a
 rray have not unfolded). Therfore several transponders are not operationa
 l\, so EchoStar 4 did not replace EchoStar 1. In Jul 1999 further anomali
 es with thermal control and fuel systems were reported. Only 16 transpond
 er
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