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NORAD 26402

ECHOSTAR 6

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.2° from the equator, between 36,198 and 36,229 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ECHOSTAR 6

ECHOSTAR 6 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jul 14, 2000 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 43°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

BermudaSat-1 · retired geostationary communications satellite

Operated by
SES S.A.
Built by
Lanteris Space Systems
Mass
1,493 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 36,198 km to 36,190 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,19036,20036,21036,220Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.