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Echostar V

Name: Echostar V launch
Start: 1999-09-23T06:02:02+00:00
End: 1999-09-23T06:02:02+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas IIASLockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A

Thursday, September 23, 1999 · 06:02 AM UTC

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Mission Brief

EchoStar V and VI are series of two high-powered direct broadcast satellites (DBS) being built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for EchoStar Communications Corporation.

PayloadEchostar V

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

CustomerLockheed Martin

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 36A

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

06:02 AM UTC - 06:02 AM UTC

Vehicle

Atlas IIAS

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Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...

Height59.7 m

LEO Payload18,850 kg

Launches80

Successes77

Provider

Lockheed Martin

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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