Spacecraft information: ECHOSTAR 2

Launch Details
Launched 10 September 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24313
COSPAR ID 1996-055A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.932°
Eccentricity 0.00112
RA ascending node 2.116 hr
Argument perigee 87.608°
Mean anomaly 100.316°
Orbital period 1435.158 min
Epoch of osculation 26 May 2026, 03:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35728.2 km
Mean Altitude 35775.3 km
Peak Altitude 35822.5 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 42P R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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