EchoStar VII Ready For Launch

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The Atlas III uses the RD-180 engine, which is marketed and sold by RD AMROSS, LLC, a joint venture formed by Pratt & Whitney, an operating unit of United Technologies Corp. based in West Palm Beach, Fla., and NPO Energomash of Khimky, Russia. The Atlas III is the first American-designed launch vehicle to use a Russian propulsion system. The RD-180 will also be used on the upcoming Atlas V family of vehicles, the first of which will be launched next year.

Littleton - Feb 20, 2002
EchoStar said Tuesday that its EchoStar VII satellite is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2002. A 61-minute launch window opens at 7:13 a.m., EST.

EchoStar VII is a high-powered, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) equipped with 32 high-power, full continental United States (CONUS) transponders capable of operating at 120 watts per channel, which are switchable to 16 super high-power, full-CONUS transponders capable of operating at 240 watts per channel. Five transponder frequencies may also be used in a spot beam mode for a potential total of 15 spot beams.

EchoStar VII is planned to replace the capacity of the EchoStar IV satellite, which has experienced a series of anomalies materially impacting its functionality.

Operating from the 119-degrees West Longitude orbital location, EchoStar VII, assuming successful completion of on-orbit check out, will also provide local channels by satellite to consumers in Alaska and Hawaii.

EchoStar VII, together with EchoStar VIII which is expected to launch later this year, will also provide a broader array of programming choices to consumers in Alaska and Hawaii, improve spectrum efficiency, enhance the quality of video channels for all DISH Network customers, and increase in-orbit backup capacity.

The EchoStar VII satellite design is based on a Lockheed Martin A2100AX series spacecraft that offers the most advanced DBS service available in today's market, including flexible payload design and advanced spot beam capabilities.

EchoStar VII is scheduled to launch on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB rocket by International Launch Services. The Atlas III launch vehicle system, which includes IIIA and IIIB, is evolved from Lockheed Martin's highly successful Atlas launch vehicle program.

With six satellites in orbit today, EchoStar's satellite fleet has the capacity to offer more than 500 television channels to its more than 6.4 million DISH Network satellite TV customers.

Because of EchoStar's significant satellite backup capabilities along with the expected increase in backup capabilities pending the successful launch of EchoStar VII and EchoStar VIII satellites, and due to the current market for in-orbit insurance, EchoStar has not procured in-orbit insurance for EchoStar VII.

EchoStar has procured $125 million of insurance for the launch of EchoStar VII, protecting against the risk of total launch vehicle failure not attributable to the satellite through separation of the satellite from the launch vehicle.

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Plesetsk - Feb 18, 2002
The launch of the NASA / DLR Grace satellites now tentatively scheduled for 15 March 2002 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, will see Eurockot Launch Services, the joint venture owned by Astrium (51%) and the Russian company Khrunichev (49%), conduct its first commercial mission.

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