Satellite footprints

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West

Position:62° West
Manufacturer:Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Operator:EchoStar
Launch operator:ILS
Launch vehicle:Proton M/Breeze
Launch date:07/10/2010
Expected lifetime:15+ Years

In April 2008 satellite operator EchoStar ordered their EchoStar-15 satellite with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). EchoStar 15 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation and will be leased to DISH Network. This next-generation, Ka-Band, high-throughput satellite is located at 61.5° West Longitude and provides capacity for North America. The satellite utilizes SS/L’s flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus.

The satellite was launched on July 10th, 2010, on a Proton M rocket, operated by launch operator ILS from the Baikonour Cosmodrome launch site in Kazachstan.

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West

EchoStar satellite encapsulated at ILS
Proton-M raised at Baikonur Cosmodrome
ILS Proton launching EchoStar-15
Echostar-15 satellite in orbit

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West

EchoStar Fleet BrochureILS Launchkit EchoStar-XV