Echostar 3

deorbited

Position90° W (22.3° E)

NORAD / COSPAR25004 / 1997-059A

OperatorEchoStar Corporation

OrbitGEO

Call signS2741

ManufacturerLockheed Martin

ModelA2100AX

Mass3674 kg

Dry mass1700 kg

Launch siteCape Canaveral SFS

Launch vehicleAtlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)

12201.012203.012699.0

32 Ku-band transponders to cover Central/Mountain region to Eastern U.S.

Lifetime

05 Oct 1997Launched

12 yrDesign life

28.8 yrElapsed

ExpiredRemaining

Oct 2009End of life

Satellite is deorbited