Echostar 18

Also known as EchoStar XVIII, USABSS-41

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 41592 / 2016-039B
Call sign: S2931
Operator: EchoStar Corporation

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 61° W (61.3° W)
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

Manufacturer: Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
Model: LS-1300
Mass: 6000 kg
Dry mass: 3346 kg

Launch

Launch date: 18 Jun 2016
Launch site: Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Design life: 15 yr

Beacons

12695R12696R12203L12204L

Comment

61 Ku-band transponders to provide Broadcasting-Satellite Service/Direct Broadcast Satellite service to parts of the continental United States (â€œCONUSâ€), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Planned for permanent location at 61.35W as an in-orbit spare.