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Jupiter 2 / EchoStar 19
EchoStar 19 / Jupiter 2 [EchoStar]
Space Systems/Loral (SSL) announced in March 2013 that it has been selected by Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation to build what will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite Jupiter 2 / EchoStar XIX. The new Ka-band satellite will help meet the growing demand for HughesNet Gen4 high-speed satellite Internet service in North America, with 50 percent more capacity than Jupiter 1 / EchoStar XVII, which was launched in July 2012.
Jupiter 2/EchoStar XIX is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite based on the highly reliable SSL-1300 space-proven platform, which provides the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances. The satellite is designed to provide service for 15 years or longer and is planned to be launched in mid-2016.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | EchoStar, Hughes Network Systems |
| Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
| Equipment: | bent-pipe multi-spot beam Ka-band payload |
| Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
| Propulsion: | ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 6637 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) | 2016-079A | 18.12.2016 | CC SLC-41 | Atlas-5(431)¹ |
References:
- Space Systems/Loral: SSL selected by Hughes to build high capacity Ka-band broadband satellite
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