Norad ID: 27501
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ECHOSTAR 8 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 36254 km |
| Apogee | 36322 km |
ECHOSTAR 8, 27501 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Aug 2002 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite ECHOSTAR 8 Date of exalting 22.08.2002y.