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Communications satellite

EchoStar V (Ciel-1, Sky 1A, MCI 1)
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	EchoStar (1999-2009) Ciel Satellite Group (2005-2009)
COSPAR ID	1999-050A
SATCAT no.	25913
Mission duration	Planned: 12 years Final: 9 years, 10 months


Bus	SSL-1300
Manufacturer	SSL
Launch mass	3,602 kg (7,941 lb)
Dry mass	1,500 kg (3,300 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	September 23, 1999, 06:02 (1999-09-23UTC06:02Z) UTC
Rocket	Atlas-II AS
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-36A
Contractor	NASA


End of mission
Deactivated	July 2009 (July 2009)


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	148° west
Epoch	September 28, 2017


Transponders
Band	32 K_u band
Coverage area	United States and Puerto Rico

EchoStar V was a communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral based in Palo Alto, CA and operated by EchoStar. Launched in 1999 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 148 degrees west. EchoStar V was used for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.

Satellite

The launch of EchoStar V made use of an Atlas rocket flying from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States. The launch took place at 06:02 UTC on September 23, 1999, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Specifications

Launch mass: 3,602 kilograms (7,941 lb)
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Stabilization: 3-axis
Longitude: 148° West

References

^ N2yo. "ECHOSTAR 5". Retrieved November 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Atlas Successfully Launches EchoStar V Communications Satellite | International Launch Services". www.ilslaunch.com. September 23, 1999. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
"EchoStar 5". SatBeams. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

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Spaceflight

v t e ← 1998 Orbital launches in 1999 2000 →
January	Mars Polar Lander ROCSAT-1
February	Stardust Globalstar 23, Globalstar 36, Globalstar 38, Globalstar 40 Telstar 6 JCSAT-6 Soyuz TM-29 ARGOS, Ørsted, SUNSAT Arabsat 3A, Skynet 4E Globus No.15
March	Wide Field Infrared Explorer Globalstar 23, Globalstar 37, Globalstar 41, Globalstar 46 AsiaSat 3S DemoSat
April	Progress M-41, Sputnik 99 INSAT-2E USA-142 Eutelsat W3 Globalstar 19, Globalstar 42, Globalstar 44, Globalstar 45 Landsat 7 UoSAT-12 Ikonos-1 ABRIXAS, Megsat-0 USA-143
May	Orion 3 Feng Yun 1C, Shijian 5 TERRIERS, MUBLCOM Nimiq 1 USA-144 Oceansat-1, Kitsat-3, DLR-Tubsat STS-96 (Starshine 1)
June	Globalstar 25, Globalstar 47, Globalstar 49, Globalstar 52 Iridium 14A, Iridium 21A Astra 1H QuikSCAT FUSE
July	Gran' No.45 Molniya 3-50 Globalstar 30, Globalstar 32, Globalstar 35, Globalstar 51 Progress M-42 Okean-O No.1 STS-93 (Chandra) Globalstar 26, Globalstar 28, Globalstar 43, Globalstar 48
August	Telkom 1, Globalstar 24, Globalstar 27, Globalstar 53, Globalstar 54 Kosmos 2365 Kosmos 2366
September	Koreasat 3 Yamal-101, Yamal-102 Foton 12 Globalstar 33, Globalstar 50, Globalstar 55, Globalstar 58 EchoStar V Ikonos 2 Telstar 7 LMI-1 Resurs F-1M
October	USA-145 DirecTV-1R CBERS-1, SACI-1 Globalstar 31, Globalstar 56, Globalstar 57, Globalstar 59 Orion 2 Ekspress A1
November	GE-4 MTSAT-1 Shenzhou 1 Globalstar 29, Globalstar 34, Globalstar 39, Globalstar 61 USA-146
December	Hélios 1B, Clémentine Orbcomm FM30, Orbcomm FM31, Orbcomm FM32, Orbcomm FM33, Orbcomm FM34, Orbcomm FM35, Orbcomm FM36 XMM-Newton † VLS-1 V02 (SACI-2) USA-147 Terra STS-103 Arirang-1, ACRIMSAT, Millennial Galaxy 11 Kosmos 2367 Kosmos 2368
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

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