Spacecraft information: ECHOSTAR 3

Launch Details
Launched 4 October 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25004
COSPAR ID 1997-059A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.335°
Eccentricity 0.00149
RA ascending node 3.771 hr
Argument perigee 340.676°
Mean anomaly 206.745°
Orbital period 1456.408 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 07:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36126.9 km
Mean Altitude 36190.4 km
Peak Altitude 36253.8 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR 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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