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ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar/HNS (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

38551, 2012-035A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Echostar/Hughes Satellite Systems Corp (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300E, R-4D

Mass

6,100 kg wet, ~4,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-07-05 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 m

Radar Cross Section

48.712 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ECHOSTAR 17
1 38551U 12035A   26171.01431685 -.00000080  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 38551   0.0186  17.0829 0002204  68.9983  80.1950  1.00270699 51099

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:20:36.975Z)

Latitude

0.01623°

Longitude

-107.0753°

Altitude

35,784.799 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 05m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:21:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.263 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.676 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.107 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

0.0186°

RAAN

17.0829°

Arg. of periapsis

68.9983°

True anomaly

80.21989°

Mean anomaly

80.195°

Eccentric anomaly

80.20744°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2012 (2012-07-05 UTC)

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

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ECHOSTAR 17 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-06-22 12:19:32.221Z	183.146° SSW	2026-06-22 20:50:32.221Z	183.093° SSW	34.703°	2026-06-23 12:19:32.221Z	183.154° SSW

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ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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