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ECHOSTAR 23

NORAD 42070· COSPAR 2017-014A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 16, 2017 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Full Thrust.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Echostar 23
ECHOSTAR 23
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 05:01 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 16, 2017
Mass
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,786 km
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ECHOSTAR 23 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35786 × 35804 km
357953580535785May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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