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The EchoStar 7 telecommunications satellite was launched Feb. 21, 2002 using an Atlas IIIB rocket. It is a direct-broadcast satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit. The EchoStar 7 telecommunications satellite was launched from the United States Feb. 21, 2002 using an Atlas IIIB rocket. It is a direct-broadcast satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit. ECHOSTAR 7 can be found in the following categories: * NORAD ID: 27378 * Int'l Code: 2002-006A * Perigee: 35780 km * Apogee: 35794 km * Inclination: 0.1° * Period: 1436.1 min * Reception Areas: CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico; 32 Ku-band transponders Dish Network is the primary Digital Ku-band Provider using Echostar 7. There are two channels that are "in the clear" or FTA available on Echostar 7, they are: Angel One, and the NASA channel.