SatBeams - Satellite Details - Echostar 5 (Ciel-1, Sky 1A, MCI 1)

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Satellite Name: Echostar 5 (Ciel-1, Sky 1A, MCI 1) Status: deorbited Position: 148° W (148° W) Norad: 25913 Cospar number: 1999-050A Operator: EchoStar Corporation Launch date: 23-Sep-1999 Launch site: Cape Canaveral Launch vehicle: Atlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS) Launch mass (kg): 3602 Dry mass (kg): 1500 Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral (SSL) Model (bus): LS-1300 Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 12 yrs.	Call sign: S2658 Beacon(s): 12201, 12202 Details: 32 Ku-band transponders covering CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico Beams: Ku-band US High Power Beam (retired) Ku-band CONUS (high power) beam (retired) Ku-band CONUS (medium power) beam (retired)