Echostar 18 at 61° W
also known as EchoStar XVIII, USABSS-41
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 61° WChannel line-up at 61° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 41592
- COSPAR number
- 2016-039B
- Operator
- EchoStar Corporation
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 18 Jun 2016 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 6000 kg
- Dry mass
- 3346 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Callsign
- S2931
- Beacon
- 12695R, 12696R, 12203L, 12204L
- Orbit
- GEO
About Echostar 18
61 Ku-band transponders to provide Broadcasting-Satellite Service/Direct Broadcast Satellite service to parts of the continental United States (“CONUSâ€), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Planned for permanent location at 61.35W as an in-orbit spare.