EchoStar 17
| EchoStar 17 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | 5th July 2012 |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-035A |
| Takeoff mass | 6,100 kg |
| Dimensions | 8.0 × 3.2 × 3.1 m |
| Span in orbit | 26.07 m |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | EchoStar |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 60 Ka-band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 16.1 kW (end of life) |
| position | |
| Actual position | 107.1 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
EchoStar 17 (EchoStar XVII, Jupiter 1) is a commercial communications satellite owned by Hughes Network Systems , a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation .
It was put into geostationary orbit on July 5, 2012 at 21:36 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais near Kourou, together with the MSG-3 weather satellite .
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 60 Ka-band - transponders equipped and is 107.1 ° West of North America with broadband Internet (data rate 100 Gbps) supply from the position while the satellite Spaceway 3 supplement. It was built on the basis of the LS-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: Echostar 17 / Jupiter 1 (English)
- Echostar XVII ( Memento from August 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the manufacturer's website (English)
- EchoStar XVII - Jupiter ( Memento from April 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the operator website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Press material on flight VA207 , Arianespace (PDF; 3.3 MB; English)