Geostationary
NORAD ID: 33207
Int'l Code: 2008-035A
Perigee: 35,775.7 km
Apogee: 35,797.7 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: July 16, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Comments: A powerful new broadcaster for the DISH Network satellite television system was successfully shot into space today aboard a multi-national Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket. The satellite will use an onboard engine to reach a circular geostationary orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the equator where it can match Earth's rotation and seem parked over one spot of the globe. Its final destination will be the slot at 110 degrees West longitude to cover the United States.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33207U 08035A 15057.53520631 -.00000083 00000-0 10000-3 0 9990
2 33207 000.0539 284.3103 0002599 059.6523 254.7293 01.00271434 24257
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for ECHOSTAR 11
