EchoStar 16 [SSL]
Space Systems/Loral announced in December 2009 that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar XVI, to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. It is planned for launch in 2012.
It is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. EchoStar XVI will be operated by EchoStar and will be fully leased to DISH Network for use in its Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in the United States. An all Ku-band satellite with 32 high-power transponders, EchoStar XVI will utilize SS/L’s flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus and be located at 61.5° west longitude.
The satellite is scheduled to launch in 2012 on a Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) rocket.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
Operator: | Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar) |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | 32 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | SSL-1300 |
Propulsion: | ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 6258 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EchoStar 16 | 2012-065A | 20.11.2012 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) |