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Echostar 16

completedLaunch 2012-065
Launched 11/20/2012HEOService COSat GTO SO 1
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Echostar XVI
active
Communications
GEO
EchoStar GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
11/20/2012
Launch ID
2012-065
Launch Profile
Sat GTO SO 1
Service Type
CO
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
International Launch Services (ILS)
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M
Launch Site
PU39, Ploshchadka 200L, GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Dish will acquire licensing rights to the 61.5 degrees orbital slot where EchoStar-16 operates through the transaction.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 20, 2019EchoStar selling broadcast business, including nine satellites, to Dish for $800 million

EchoStar-16 was launched in November 2012 and is one of EchoStar’s newer broadcast-focused satellites.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0May 20, 2019EchoStar selling broadcast business, including nine satellites, to Dish for $800 million