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Dedicated Mission

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West


Position

62° West

Region

North America Region

Manufacturer

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)

Operator

EchoStar

Launch operator

ILS

Launch vehicle

Proton M/Breeze

Launch date

July 10th, 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.

Dedicated Mission

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

Dedicated Mission

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West


Dedicated Mission

EchoStar XV (EchoStar-15) at 62° West