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Launch · COSPAR 1997-059 · 05 Oct 1997

ECHOSTAR 3

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ECHOSTAR 3EchoStar / Jupiter250041997-059AUnknownGEO36,142 / 36,223 km9.72°on orbitEchoStar / Hughes

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B250051997-059BDecayedLEO110 / 1,501 km25.87°15 Mar 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1997-059
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
05 Oct 1997
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHX0

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1997-059; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.