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 6.052°
Eccentricity 0.00075
RA ascending node 5.804 hr
Argument perigee 154.249°
Mean anomaly 195.833°
Orbital period 1456.316 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 11:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36156.6 km
Mean Altitude 36188.6 km
Peak Altitude 36220.5 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 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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