Launched in 1999 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 148 degrees west.

EchoStar V was used for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.

[2] The launch of EchoStar V made use of an Atlas rocket flying from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States.

The launch took place at 06:02 UTC on September 23, 1999, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about one or more spacecraft of the United States is a stub.