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GEO Satellite
succesfull
Launch date
5 July 2012
Position
107° West
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Operator
Launch operator
Launch vehicle
Expected lifetime
15+ Years
Region
North America Region
In 2009 Hughes Network Systems ordered their Jupiter-1 satellite with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). EchoStar 17 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. This next-generation, Ka-Band, high-throughput satellite is located at 107.1° West Longitude and provides capacity to further fuel the HughesNet® service business in North America. The satellite utilizes SS/L’s flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus.
In 2011 satellite operator EchoStar acquired Hughes Network Systems for 1.3 billion USD. Jupiter-1 satellite was renamed EchoStar-17.
The satellite was launched on July 5th, 2012, in a dual launch with MSG-3 weather satellite for EUMETSAT, on an Ariane 5ECA booster rocket operated by launch operator Arianespace from the Kourou Space Port in French Guiana.
GEO Satellite
succesfull
GEO Satellite
succesfull
GEO Satellite
succesfull