ECHOSTAR

NORAD 38551 · COSPAR 2012-035A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5221 @ 35779 x 35795 km x 0.0167 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 05:50 UTC Â· 21.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// onowactive

ECHOSTAR 17
1 38551U 12035A 26283.24334542 -.00000084 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 38551 0.0167 142.4448 0001871 49.8443 167.0884 1.00271558052217

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

0.0167Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001871

RAAN

142.4448Â°

Arg of Perigee

49.8443Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271558 rev/d