ECHOSTAR

NORAD 39008 · COSPAR 2012-065A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5103 @ 35779 x 35795 km x 0.0175 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 10:59 UTC Â· 13.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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ECHOSTAR 16
1 39008U 12065A 26306.45782530 -.00000290 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 39008 0.0175 235.0541 0001909 344.1097 285.9182 1.00270010051037

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 20th 2012

Spacecraft age

13 years, 11 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

0.0175Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001909

RAAN

235.0541Â°

Arg of Perigee

344.1097Â°

Mean Motion

1.0027001 rev/d