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Echostar 4
deorbited
Identification
NORAD / COSPAR
25331 / 1998-028A
Call sign
S2621
Operator
EchoStar Corporation
Orbit & position
Orbit
GEO
Position
77° W (76.2° E)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—
Hardware
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Model
A2100AX
Mass
3478 kg
Dry mass
1400 kg
Launch
Launch date
07 May 1998
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Proton K
Design life
15 yr
Beacons
12200.5
12202.5
12698.5
Comment
32 Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home voice and video communications to CONUS and Mexico
