EchoStar XV
Communications satellite
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EchoStar XV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit, and located at a longitude of 61.5° West, from where it provides direct broadcasting of high-definition television services to the continental United States and Puerto Rico for Dish Network.[2][3]
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| 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 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Contractor | ILS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| 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]
In January 2025, DISH filed to move EchoStar XV to 119 deg W as they migrate services from EchoStar XIV.[8]
