flown missionSuccess

Atlas IIAS | Echostar V

Lockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 23, 1999, 06:02 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Echostar V
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

EchoStar V and VI are series of two high-powered direct broadcast satellites (DBS) being built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for EchoStar Communications Corporation.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 23, 1999, 06:02 UTC
Window opens: Sep 23, 1999, 06:02 UTC
Window closes: Sep 23, 1999, 06:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Family: Atlas
Variant: IIAS
Provider: Lockheed Martin
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 36A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4706, -80.5422