| Auto: | all |
| EchoStar XVII | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | EchoStar |
| Cospar Id: | 2012-035A |
| Satcat: | 38551 |
| Mission Duration: | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 25 January 2015, 05:22:59 UTC[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35781km (22,233miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35804km (22,248miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.01 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 1436.10 minutes |
| Orbit Longitude: | 107.1° West |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 60 (NATO K band) |
EchoStar XVII or EchoStar 17, also known as Jupiter 1, is an American geostationary high throughput communications satellite which is operated by Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 107.1° West,[2] from where it is used for satellite internet access over HughesNet.[3]
EchoStar XVII was built by Space Systems/Loral,[4] and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus.[5] It measures by by, with 26.07m (85.53feet) solar arrays which were deployed after launch, and generates a minimum of 16.1 kilowatts of power.[2] The spacecraft had a mass at liftoff of, and is expected to operate for fifteen years.[5] It carries sixty (NATO K band) transponders which is used to cover North America.[2]
EchoStar XVII was launched by Arianespace, using an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket flying from ELA-3 at Kourou. The spacecraft was launched at 21:36 UTC on 5 July 2012.[6] The MSG-3 weather satellite was launched aboard the same rocket, mounted below EchoStar XVII, which was atop a Sylda 5 adaptor.[2] The launch successfully placed both satellites into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. EchoStar XVII used its own propulsion system to manoeuvre into a geostationary orbit.[3]