Long March 2E | Echostar I
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Echostar I
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.
Long March 2E
Height 49.69 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 5923 kN
Diameter 7.85 Meters
Mass To LEO 9200 kg
Liftoff Mass 462 Tonnes
Launch Success 5
Consecutive Success 2
Maiden Flight 1990-07-16
Launch Failures 2
