Echostar VIII Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

22 Aug 2002, 5:15am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

81/23 (81L)

Launch Service Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Vehicle

Proton-K/DM-2M image

Proton-K/DM-2M

Mission

Echostar VIII

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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