Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:15:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4550 ever
Mission
EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.