ECHOSTAR

NORAD 38551 · COSPAR 2012-035A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5239 @ 35778 x 35796 km x 0.0126 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 14:30 UTC Â· 89.3 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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ECHOSTAR 17
1 38551U 12035A 26300.60448095 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 38551 0.0126 251.4705 0002074 330.5993 284.4040 1.00270851052397

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 5th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Echostar Satellite Services, LLC

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

6,100 kg

Power

16,100.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0126Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35778 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.0002074

RAAN

251.4705Â°

Arg of Perigee

330.5993Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270851 rev/d