Echostar 1

Also known as USABSS-16

deorbited

Position77° W (16.8° W)

NORAD / COSPAR23754 / 1995-073A

OperatorEchoStar Corporation

OrbitGEO

Call signS2739/S2943

ManufacturerLockheed Martin

ModelAS-7000

Mass3287 kg

Dry mass2000 kg

Launch siteXichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicleLong March CZ-2E

4198.54199.5

16 Ku-band transponders to cover Western United States to Central/Mountain region.

Lifetime

28 Dec 1995Launched

12 yrDesign life

30.6 yrElapsed

ExpiredRemaining

Dec 2007End of life

Satellite is deorbited