Spacecraft information: ECHOSTAR 12

Launch Details
Launched 16 July 2003
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27852
COSPAR ID 2003-033A
Alternative names RAINBOW 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.978°
Eccentricity 0.00098
RA ascending node 5.839 hr
Argument perigee 158.211°
Mean anomaly 341.076°
Orbital period 1456.278 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Feb 2026, 14:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36146.1 km
Mean Altitude 36187.8 km
Peak Altitude 36229.5 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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