EchoStar T1

Geostationary communications satellite. EchoStar T1 was launched on July 1, 2009 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (July 2011).

COSPAR 2009-035ANORAD 35496United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Terrestar 1
Common name: EchoStar T1
International designator: 2009-035A
NORAD catalog number: 35496
GCAT identifier: S35496
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/587

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Terrestar
Owner: Terrestar
Country: United States
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300O

Launch

Date: July 1, 2009 · 17:52 UTC
Launch record: 2009-035Success
Rocket: Ariane 5ECA
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/I
Perigee: 35,707 km
Apogee: 35,870 km
Inclination: 5.94°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 2011
Last known active: Feb 6, 2023

Size

Mass: 6,910 kg
Dry mass: 3,000 kg
Length: 7.6 m
Diameter: 2.80 m
Span: 32.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q375846 (CC0).