| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Echostar 3 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Echostar Technologies, LLC |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -61.46 |
| Perigee (km) | 35783 |
| Apogee (km) | 35790 |
| Eccentricity | 8.30239702062553E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.11 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3674 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1700 |
| Power (watts) | 10000 |
| Date of Launch | 05-10-1997 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 2AS |
| COSPAR Number | 1997-059A |
| NORAD Number | 25004 |
| Comments | Central/Mountain region to Eastern U.S.; 32 Ku-band transponders |