Echostar 6 at 96° W

also known as Sky 1B, MCI 2

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 96° W Coverage maps

Echostar 6 satellite coverage area from 96° W: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 96° W. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: deorbited
Orbital position: 96° WChannel line-up at 96° W | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 26402
COSPAR number: 2000-038A
Operator: EchoStar Corporation
Manufacturer: Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
Model: LS-1300
Launch: 14 Jul 2000 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Atlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)
Launch mass: 3700 kg
Dry mass: 1493 kg
Expected lifetime: 12 yrs.
Callsign: S2232
Beacon: 12203L, 12202L
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

Echostar 6 Ku-band CONUS beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band CONUS beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

Echostar 6 Ku-band BSS CONUS Beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band BSS CONUS Beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

Echostar 6 Ku-band Bermudas beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band Bermudas beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

About Echostar 6

32 Ku-band transponders covering CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Operating at 96.2 West orbital position under Bermuda's ITU license