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Echsostar 4 should have replaced EchoStar 1 at 119°W which would then have moved to 148°W (where only 24 transponders have been granted to EchoStar). After launch, the satellite has experienced anomalies in connection with solar panel deployment (two of five panels on one solar array have not…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR 4 1998-028A | Payload | 36108 × 36214 km · 11.9° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1998-028B | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-05-09 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1998-028C | Debris | re-entered 1998-05-09 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1998-028D | Rocket body | 8187 × 35693 km · 17.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1998-028. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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