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Echostar III
Atlas IIASLockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36B
Sunday, October 5, 1997 · 09:01 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
EchoStar 3 was originaly ordered as DBSC 1 by DBSC (Direct Broadcast Satellite Corporation) which merged with a subsidiary of EchoStar in late 1995. The merger was approved by the FCC in August 1996. EchoStar is only authorized to operate 11 transponders from 61.5°W but was granted in Mar 1998 a special authorization to use the full frequency space at that location.
PayloadEchostar III
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerLockheed Martin
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.471°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
09:01 PM UTC - 09:01 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
