Echostar 8

 2002-039A

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Echostar VIII is an FS-1300 satellite with a launch mass of 4685 kg. Launch by Proton-K/DM to 110W.

Stage 3 impacts the Pacific at 24 23N 161 46E.

Echostar 8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Aug 22	0515	Launch by Proton-K/DM3 No. 20L	KB PL81/23
		T+2:03 St 1 sep
		T+5:31 St 2 sep
		T+5:37 St 3 burn
		T+5:42 Fairing sep
		T+9:33 St 3 MECO
		T+9:43 St 3 VECO
	0524:44	T+9:44 Stage 3 sep	-629? x 160 x 51.6
	0530:46	T+15:46 DM MES-1 67s
	0531:53	T+16:53 DM MECO-1	160 x 161 x 51.6
	0540?	St 3 reentry
	0627:43	T+1:12:43 DM MES-2 437s
	0635:00	T+1:20:00 DM MECO-2	167 x 35902 x 51.6?
			144 x 35809 x 51.7 (TLE)
	1129:13	T+6:14:13 DM MES-3 99s
	1130:52	T+6:15:52 DM MECO-3	4300 x 35776 x 23.0
	1150:52	T+6:35:52 S/C sep
	1335:52	T+8:20:52 DM CCAM burn
	1340:52	T+8:25:52 DM MECO-4
2002 Aug 22			712.81 4265 x 35843 x 23.0
2002 Aug 23	2330?	LAM-1
2002 Aug 24			858.96 11267 x 35841 x 11.0
2002 Aug 25	1830?	LAM-2
2002 Aug 26			985.48 17006 x 35844 x 6.4
2002 Aug 27	0330?	LAM-3
2002 Aug 28			1403.42 34470 x 35818 x 0.2
2002 Aug 29	0200?	LAM-4
2002 Aug 29			1436.90 35773 x 35830 x 0.1 GEO 129W
2002 Sep 18		mv out GEO 129W
2002 Oct 4		mv in GEO 110W
2002 Oct 5			1436.03 35775 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 110W
2006 Aug 7			1436.08 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 110.0W
2008 Oct 31		Move to 77W
2009 Jan 3			1436.10 35778 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 77.0W
2017 Apr 19			1436.08 35774 x 35799 x 1.0 GEO 76.9W