ECHOSTAR

NORAD 39008 · COSPAR 2012-065A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5081 @ 35778 x 35795 km x 0.0189 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 11:04 UTC Â· 60.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ECHOSTAR 16
1 39008U 12065A 26284.46162249 -.00000286 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 39008 0.0189 198.6038 0002051 354.3818 291.7720 1.00272058050812

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 20th 2012

Spacecraft age

13 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Echostar Satellite Services, LLC

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton M

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

6,658 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0189Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35778 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0002051

RAAN

198.6038Â°

Arg of Perigee

354.3818Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272058 rev/d