EchoStar 18 [SSL]
Space Systems/Loral announced in October 2012 that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar XVIII, to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation.
EchoStar 18 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. It will replace EchoStar 10 at the 110° West location. EchoStar 18 features an high power multi-spot beam, Ku-band payload with 61 transponders.
It utilizes SS/L’s flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
Operator: | Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar) |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | High power multi-spot beam, Ku-band payload (61 Ku-band transponders) |
Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
Propulsion: | ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 6300 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EchoStar 18 | 2016-039A | 18.06.2016 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with BRIsat |