EchoStar XV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and will be located at a longitude of 61.5° West, from where it is intended to provide direct broadcasting of high-definition television services to the continental United States and Puerto Rico for Dish Network.[2][3]
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | EchoStar |
COSPAR ID | 2010-034A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 36792 |
Mission duration | 15 years planned |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 5,521 kilograms (12,172 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10 July 2010, 18:40:36 (2010-07-10UTC18:40:36Z) UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
Contractor | ILS |
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Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 61.5° West |
Perigee altitude | 35,783 kilometers (22,235 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,803 kilometers (22,247 mi) |
Inclination | 0.01 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 24 December 2013, 03:42:24 UTC[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 32 J band (IEEE Ku band) |
EchoStar XV was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 J band (IEEE Ku band) transponders,[2] and at launch it had a mass of 5,521 kilograms (12,172 lb). It has a design life of fifteen years,;[3] however, it is carrying enough fuel for around twenty years of operations.[4] It has a common configuration with EchoStar XI and EchoStar XVI.[5]
The launch of EchoStar XV was conducted by International Launch Services, using a Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M upper stage. The launch occurred from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 18:40 UTC on 10 July 2010.[6] The launch successfully placed EchoStar XV into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.[3] Following separation from the rocket, it manoeuvred into a geostationary orbit with a perigee of 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) and an apogee of 35,805 kilometres (22,248 mi).[7]
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