Echostar 21

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2017-032ALaunched 6/8/2017

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 21 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Date: 6/8/2017

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 7.4 deg
Dry Mass: 3,000 kg
Total Mass: 6,871 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: EchoStar
Manufacturer: MDA Space Canada

Constellation

Name: EchoStar GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 12

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2017-032A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/831

Track

Mentions

4

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

EchoStar uses S-band on EchoStar 21 in geostationary orbit to provide voice services across Europe and parts of Africa and the Middle East.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 6, 2023Cash-rich EchoStar to take on global IoT market next year

EchoStar launched a LoRa connectivity network across Europe using S-band from its geostationary satellite EchoStar 21 last year.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 6, 2023Cash-rich EchoStar to take on global IoT market next year

Solaris changed its name to EchoStar Mobile Limited and provides connectivity services in and around Europe using the EchoStar-21 satellite and a partly operational payload on Eutelsat-10A.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 7, 2021EchoStar puts faith in third nanosatellite for global S-band plan

EchoStar’s S-band reach uses the Echostar-21 satellite and a partly operational payload on Eutelsat-10A and has been mainly focused on Europe.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Nov 14, 2019EchoStar, fresh off Helios Wire acquisition, orders S-band smallsats from Tyvak