Satellite Fleet

 121°

105° 

 85°

 77°

 72.7°

 61.5°

 

Ku FSS

 

Ka FSS

  Ku BSS


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Ku-band
EchoStar 9

EchoStar 9 launched from a floating platform at the equator aboard a Sea Launch rocket on August 7, 2003. The EchoStar 9 FSS satellite is equipped with the first commercial Ka-band spot-beam payload for use over the United States. The satellite also carries a Ku-band payload to provide video delivery. This satellite is available for leasing. 


  • Orbital Location: 121° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: Sea Launch
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral
  • Spacecraft Series: FS-1300
  • Ku-Band Payload: 32 X 26 MHz
  • Ka-Band Payload: 4 Ka band transponders
  • Service Life: 15 years
AMC 15

Built by Lockheed Martin, the FSS AMC 15 is based on the A2100 model. AMC-15 features 24 transponders of Ku-band capacity and operates from 105° West.  AMC-15 launched on a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome in October of 2004. This satellite is available for leasing.


  • Orbital Location: 105° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services (ILS)
  • Ku-Band Payload: 24 x 36 MHz
  • Ka-Band Payload: 12 spot beams @ 125MHz (3 x 39 MHz subchannels)
  • Service Life: 15 years
AMC 16

AMC 16, built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100 spacecraft platform, is a hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite. Launched on an Atlas V launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral in December of 2004, the spacecraft operates from the 85° West orbital location. This satellite is available for leasing.


  • Orbital Location: 85° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services
  • Ku-Band Payload: 24 x 36 MHz
  • Ka-Band Payload: 12 spot beams @ 125MHz (3 x 39 MHz subchannels)
  • Service Life: 15 years
DBS Satellites
EchoStar 1

EchoStar 1, a BSS Lockheed Martin AS-7000 satellite, was launched successfully from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China on a Long March CZ-2E launch vehicle on Dec. 28, 1995, and is orbiting at 77 degrees West Longitude. This satellite is leased to EchoStar from DISH Network for use for EchoStar’s Dish Mexico service.

  • Orbital Location: 77° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: China Great Wall Industry Corporation
  • Launch Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
  • Spacecraft Series: AS-7000
  • Launch Weight: 7,246 lbs. (3,287 kgs)
EchoStar 3

EchoStar 3, a BSS Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite, was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on October 5, 1997, and is orbiting at 61.5 degrees West Longitude. This satellite is fully leased to DISH Network Corporation.

  • Orbital Location: 61.5° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services
  • Launch Weight: 8099 lbs. (3,674 kgs)
  • Beginning Power: Greater than 10 kW
  • Reflector Antennas: 1 Receive (40"), 2 Transmit (108")
EchoStar 6

EchoStar 6 was launched on July 14, 2000. The BSS satellite is located at 77 degrees West Longitude and is fully leased to DISH Network Corporation.

  • Orbital Location: 77° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services
  • Launch Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral
  • Spacecraft Series: FS-1300
  • Launch Weight: 8,157 lbs. (3,700 kgs)
  • Beginning Power: Greater than 11 kW
  • Reflector Antennas: 1 Receive (47"), 2 Transmit (94")
EchoStar 8

EchoStar 8 was launched successfully on Aug. 21, 2002. The BSS satellite is located at 77 degrees West Longitude and is for EchoStar's Dish Mexico DTH service.

  • Orbital Location: 77° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services
  • Launch Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral
  • Spacecraft Series: FS-1300
  • Launch Weight: 10,274 lbs. (4660 kg)
  • Beginning Power: Greater than 10 kW
  • Reflector Antennas: 1 Receive (47"), 2 Transmit (86"), 2 Spot • Transmit (110")
EchoStar 12

EchoStar 12 launched on July 17, 2003 from Cape Canaveral.  This BSS satellite is located at 61.5 degrees West Longitude and is fully leased to DISH Network Corporation.

  • Orbital Location: 61.5° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services
  • Launch Location: Cape Canaveral
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
  • Spacecraft Series: A2100AXS
  • Launch Weight: 9,521 lbs. (4,328 kg)
  • Beginning Power: Greater than 12 kW
  • Reflector Antennas: 1 – Ku band CONUS transmit (85”), 2 – Ku band spot beam transmit (144”x132”)
Nimiq 5

Nimiq 5 launched on September 18, 2009 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. This BSS satellite is located at 72.7 degrees West Longitude and is fully leased to DISH Network Corporation.

  • Orbital Location: 72.7° West Longitude
  • Launch Vehicle and Provider: International Launch Services (ILS)
  • Spacecraft Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral
  • Spacecraft Series: FS-1300
  • Launch Weight: 4745 kg