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EchoStar XVII
Communications satellite. EchoStar XVII was launched on July 5, 2012 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-035ANORAD 38551United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Echostar 17
- Common name
- EchoStar XVII
- Payload designation
- Jupiter 1
- International designator
- 2012-035A
- NORAD catalog number
- 38551
- GCAT identifier
- S38551
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/711
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Echostar
- Owner
- Echostar/HNS
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- SSL-1300E
Launch
- Date
- July 5, 2012 · 21:36 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-035Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,429 km
- Apogee
- 35,777 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 10, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 6,100 kg
- Dry mass
- 4,500 kg
- Length
- 8.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.10 m
- Span
- 26.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1280750 (CC0).