Echostar I
Long March 2E
China Aerospace Corporation
Launch Status
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Echostar I
Type: Communications
EchoStar 1 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by a CZ-2E with EPKM upper stage rocket from Xichang Center in Sichuan province, PRC. The 3288 kg spacecraft carries 16 Ku-band transponders to enable direct broadcast communications and television channels through 0.5 meter dishes on the ground in the American continents.
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Location
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
195 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Agency
China Aerospace Corporation – CASC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: CASC
- Country: CHN
