In orbitRocket body

ECHOSTAR 1 PKM

NORAD: 23756
COSPAR: 1995-073C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (CASC 4th Academy)
Owner: China Aerospace Sci/Tech Corp
Platform (bus): FG-46
Mass at launch: 5,985 kg
Dry mass: 541 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.5 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23756, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-12-28
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2E
Flight: Echostar 1
Mission name: Echostar 1
Launch site: XSC, LC2
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-073

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-073, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1995-12-28
Period: 296.3 min
Inclination: 24.24°
Apogee: 16,468 km
Perigee: 224 km
Radar cross-section: 4.6717 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-2E R/B (NORAD 23755)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit