| Official name | ECHOSTAR 2 |
| Alternative name | EchoStar 2 |
| Cospar ID | 1996-055A |
| Norad ID | 24313 |
| Launch date | 1996-09-11 |
| Launch site | FRGUI |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane-42P H10-3 |
| Country/Organization | USA |
| Type application | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator | Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar) |
| RCS size | LARGE |
| Decay date | ON ORBIT |
| Period (min) | 1436.26 |
| Inclination (deg) | 11.35 |
| Perigee (km) | 35739 |
| Apogee (km) | 35840 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00141102837424384 |
| Mean motion (revs. per day) | 1.00260398535084 |
| Semi-Major axis (km) | 42167.635 |
| Raan (deg) | 34.5416 |
| Arg of perigee (deg) | 78.0018 |
| Shape | Box + 2 Pan |
| Mass (kg) | 1694.75 |
| Height (m) | 2.49 |
| Width (m) | 2.79 |
| Depth (m) | 2.79 |
| Span (m^2) | 23.88 |
| Contractors | Lockheed Martin |
| Equipment | 16 Ku-band transponders |
| Propulsion | 2 × LEROS-1b |
| Configuration | AS-7000 |
| Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR 1 | 1995-073A | 1995-12-28 | XSC | CZ-2E [EPKM] | ||
| ECHOSTAR 2 | 1996-055A | 1996-09-11 | FRGUI | Ariane-42P H10-3 |
