ECHOSTAR

NORAD 39008 · COSPAR 2012-065A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5078 @ 35779 x 35795 km x 0.0182 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 05:23 UTC Â· 11.3 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 26282.22479250 -.00000293 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 39008 0.0182 190.5292 0001936 0.4764 206.2849 1.00270022050786

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

0.0182Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001936

RAAN

190.5292Â°

Arg of Perigee

0.4764Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270022 rev/d