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Echostar I

Name: Long March 2E | Echostar I
Start: 1995-12-28T11:50:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2E

Launched Thu, Dec 28 · 11:50 AM UTC1995-12-28 11:50 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

79th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

China Aerospace Corporation

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

30 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

EchoStar 1 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by a CZ-2E with EPKM upper stage rocket from Xichang Center in Sichuan province, PRC. The 3288 kg spacecraft carries 16 Ku-band transponders to enable direct broadcast communications and television channels through 0.5 meter dishes on the ground in the American continents.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 2E

Vehicle history

Height

49.7m

Diameter

7.8m

To low Earth orbit

9,200kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Echostar I

Long March 2E

Launched Thu, Dec 28 · 11:50 AM UTC1995-12-28 11:50 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

79th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

China Aerospace Corporation

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

30 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 2E

Vehicle history

Height

49.7m

Diameter

7.8m

To low Earth orbit

9,200kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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Echostar I

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.

Echostar I

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.