NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1999-050A
Echostar 5 was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft launched by an Atlas 2AS-Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral at 06:02 UT. The 3,200 kg spacecraft will provide 150 audio/video channels direct-to-home in North America after parking over 110 deg-W longitude.
Launch Date: 1999-09-23
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 2AS
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 3200 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office