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GEO Satellite

EchoStar XVI (EchoStar-16) GEO

succesfull


Launch date

20 November 2012

Position

62° West

Manufacturer

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)

Operator

EchoStar

Launch operator

ILS

Launch vehicle

Proton M/Breeze

Expected lifetime

15+ Years

Region

North America Region

In 2009 satellite operator EchoStar ordered their EchoStar-16 satellite with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). EchoStar 16 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 November 20th, 2012, on a Proton M rocket, operated by launch operator ILS from the Baikonour Cosmodrome launch site in Kazachstan.

GEO Satellite

EchoStar XVI (EchoStar-16)

succesfull


EchoStar satellite encapsulated at ILS
Proton M rocket with Viasat-1 moved to launch site
Proton M launching Viasat-1
EchoStar-23 satellite in orbit

GEO Satellite

EchoStar XVI (EchoStar-16)

succesfull


GEO Satellite

EchoStar XVI (EchoStar-16)

succesfull