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Echostar 5

Atlas IIAS launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 23, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 23, 1999 · 06:02 UTCLaunch 1999-050Launch no. 4,340 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyLMAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 23, 1999, 06:02
Launch designation
1999-050
Mission
Echostar 5
Flight name
Echostar V
Vehicle flight ID
AC-155

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
45,585 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar V1999-050ANORAD 25913Echostar Communications CorpCommunications3,177 kgRenamed · Jan 1, 2008

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.