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Echostar 8

deorbited

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
27501 / 2002-039A
Call sign
S2439/S2944
Operator
EchoStar Corporation

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
77° W (22.4° W)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
Model
LS-1300
Mass
4660 kg

Launch

Launch date
22 Aug 2002
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Proton K
Design life
15 yr

Beacons

1220612207

Comment

32 Ku-band transponders covering CONUS and Mexico. The satellite experienced an anomaly on April 16, 2017 and moved to the graveyard orbit.