Echostar VIII

Success Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Proton-K/DM-2M

About this launch

EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M

Vehicle: Proton-K/DM-2M

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MissionCommunications · GTO

Communications · GTO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
ECHOSTAR 8 2002-039A	Payload	36254 × 36323 km · 9.1°	Globe
SL-12 R/B(2) 2002-039B	Rocket body	4323 × 35819 km · 22.1°	Globe

COSPAR ID 2002-039. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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