Echostar 6

Also called MCI 1, callsign S2232

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General

Designation	26402 / 00038A
Launch date	14 Jul 2000
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Atlas 2AS #129

Tested at 148°W.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 14 Jul 2000	Aug 2000	148°W
Sep 2000	Feb 2003	119°W
Feb 2003	Jul 2008	110°W, in-orbit spare
Aug 2008	Feb 2010	72.7°W
Mar 2010	Feb 2011	61.5°W
Feb 2011	Feb 2012	77°W
Feb 2012	Apr 2013	77°W, inclined
Apr 2013	May 2018	96.2°W, inclined (for SES Bermuda)

In April 2001, a anomaly occured (thruster failed) with made a pair of transponders unusable. Some solar problems have been reported but they do not impact the operations at that time. Solar array degradation continues.

In Mid-2010, the satellite was turned into an in-orbit spare.

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End of life

Out of service	May 2018
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
Ku-band
Ku-band DBS US frequency chart

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