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Launch · COSPAR 1996-055 · 11 Sept 1996

ECHOSTAR 2

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou · FR5.24°, -52.77°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, KourouGuiana Space Centre, Kourou

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ECHOSTAR 2EchoStar / Jupiter243131996-055AUnknownGEO35,731 / 35,825 km12.10°on orbitEchoStar / Hughes

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 42P R/B243141996-055BDecayedOTHER135 / 2,523 km7.33°02 Apr 2000—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1996-055
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
11 Sept 1996
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Site code
FRGUI
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHTJ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1996-055; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.