Echostar 19

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CommunicationsHEOCOSPAR 2016-079ALaunched 12/18/2016

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echostar 19 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 431 C
Launch Date: 12/18/2016

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 50,373.5 km
Inclination: 1.36 deg
Dry Mass: 4,500 kg
Total Mass: 6,675 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: Hughes
Manufacturer: MDA Space Canada

Constellation

Name: EchoStar GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 12

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2016-079A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/802

Track

Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The Hughes JUPITER 2 satellite (EchoStar 19) provides Ka-band high-throughput satellite capacity for LTE backhaul and powers connections from each cell tower to the network core.

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