EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It was positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 110° West, from where it was used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.
EchoStar VIII was built by Space Systems/Loral, based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 Ku band transponders, and at launch it had a mass of , with an expected operational lifespan of around 12 years. The launch occurred from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 August 2002.
The satellite experienced an anomaly on April 16, 2017, and was moved to the graveyard orbit.
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2002 in spaceflight
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