Atlas IIAS | Echostar V

Name: Atlas IIAS | Echostar V
Start: 1999-09-23T06:02:02Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 23, 1999 at 06:02 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas IIAS
Operator: Lockheed Martin
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Communications