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Echostar 7

Atlas 3B launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 21, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 21, 2002 · 12:43 UTCLaunch 2002-006Launch no. 4,516 in the log
RocketAtlas 3Bvariant DEC
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyILS-LMAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 21, 2002, 12:43
Launch designation
2002-006
Mission
Echostar 7
Vehicle flight ID
AC-204

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
57,127 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Echostar VII2002-006ANORAD 27378Echostar Communications CorpCommunications4,026 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.