27501 - ECHOSTAR 8

Echostar 8 is an American geostationary communication spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 05:15 UT on 22 August 2002. The 4.7 tonne satellite provides digital TV broadcast to North America through its 16 "spot beam" and 41 transponders in the Ku-band after parking over 110 degrees W longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-08-22
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan