Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar VIII
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 22, 2002 05:15 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
- Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
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.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 81/23 (81L)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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