KhSC Proton-K/DM-2M Echostar VIII

Name: KhSC Proton-K/DM-2M Echostar VIII
Start: 2002-08-22T05:15:00.000Z
Location: 81/23 (81L)

Proton-K/DM-2M

Status

Success

Date

22 AUG 2002

05:15

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Launch Pad

81/23 (81L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.

Rocket

Proton-K/DM-2M

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Height

59 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

712 T

Thrust

8,847 kN