Echostar 1

S2739

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General

Designation	23754 / 95073A
Launch date	28 Dec 1995
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Long March 2E

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 28 Dec 1995	Oct 2000	119°W
Dec 2000	Jun 2009	148°W
Aug 2009	Sep 2016	77.15°W, to fill-in for Quetzsat
Sep 2016	Jan 2018	77.2°W, inclined

The FCC approved the transfer to Quetzsat as of 22 Sep 2010.

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End of life

Out of service	Jan 2018
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin Astro Space
Platform	GE-7000
Mass at launch	3287 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	4.08 x 2.22 x 2.54 m?
Solar array	24.5 m span?
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 6400 W? EOL: 5000 W?
Design lifetime	12 or 15 years

Telemetry in the C-band: 4.1986 & 4.1996 GHz
Command: 5.926 & 6.423 GHz

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Ku-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders
Power	130 W
Bandwidth	24 MHz
Coverage & EIRP max	CONUS only: 53 dBW (US Virgin Island: 1.8 m dish)
Polarization	RHCP
Frequencies	uplink: 17.3-17.8 GHz downlink: 12.2-12.7 GHz

Ku-band DBS US frequency chart

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