EchoStar V

EchoStar V was a communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral based in Palo Alto, CA and operated by EchoStar. Launched in 1999 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 148 degrees west. EchoStar V was used for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.^[2]

EchoStar V (Ciel-1, Sky 1A, MCI 1)

Mission type	Communications
Operator	EchoStar (1999-2009) Ciel Satellite Group (2005-2009)
COSPAR ID	1999-050A
SATCAT no.	25913
Mission duration	Planned: 12 years Final: 9 years, 10 months
Spacecraft properties
Bus	SSL-1300
Manufacturer	SSL
Launch mass	3,602 kg (7,941 lb)
Dry mass	1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	September 23, 1999, 06:02 (1999-09-23UTC06:02Z) UTC
Rocket	Atlas-II AS
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-36A
Contractor	NASA
End of mission
Deactivated	July 2009 (2009-07)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	148° west[1]
Epoch	September 28, 2017[1]
Transponders
Band	32 Ku band
Coverage area	United States and Puerto Rico

Satellite

The launch of EchoStar V made use of an Atlas rocket flying from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States. The launch took place at 06:02 UTC on September 23, 1999, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.^[3]

Specifications

• Launch mass: 3,602 kilograms (7,941 lb)
• Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
• Stabilization: 3-axis
• Longitude: 148° West

See also

• 1999 in spaceflight