EchoStar
11
Launched: 16 July 2008
Site: Sea Launch's
Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean
Launcher: Zenit 3SL
Orbit: GEO,
110° W
International Number: 2008-035A
Name: EchoStar 11
Owner:
DISH Network
Contractor: Space Systems/Loral
EchoStar 11 is a
commercial direct broadcasting satellite owned and operated by DISH
Network.
EchoStar 11 is based on SS/L's space-proven 1300 platform,
which provides the flexibility for a broad range of applications. Following
launch and in-orbit testing, the new satellite will support the expansion of
DISH Network's programming and services.
The 5,511 kg satellite has a
design life of 15 years.
About DISH Network Corporation
DISH
Network Corporation provides more than 13.78 million satellite TV customers
with industry-leading customer satisfaction which has surpassed major cable
companies for seven years running. DISH Network customers also enjoy access to
a premier line of award-winning Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), hundreds of
video and audio channels, the most International channels in the U.S.,
industry-leading Interactive TV applications, Latino programming, and the best
sports and movies in HD. DISH Network offers a variety of package and price
options including the lowest all-digital price in America, the DishDVR
Advantage Package, high-speed Internet service, and a free upgrade to the best
HD DVR in the industry.
About Space Systems/Loral
Based in Palo
Alto, California, SS/L designs and builds satellites and spacecraft systems for
commercial and government customers around the world. As the leading provider
of high-power commercial satellites, the company works closely with satellite
operators to deliver spacecraft for a broad range of services including
direct-to-home television, digital audio radio, broadband Internet, and digital
multimedia broadcasting. With a 50-year history and more than 1,400 on-orbit
years logged, SS/L helps customers meet business objectives with advanced
solutions based on space-proven heritage designs.
About Loral Space
& Communications
Loral Space & Communications is a satellite
communications company. Through its Space Systems/Loral subsidiary, the company
is a world-class leader in the design and manufacture of satellites and
satellite systems for commercial and government applications including
direct-to-home television, broadband communications, wireless telephony,
weather monitoring and air traffic management. Loral also owns 64 percent of
Telesat Canada, one of the world's largest providers of satellite services.
Telesat Canada operates a fleet of telecommunications satellites used to
broadcast video entertainment programming, distribute direct-to-home video and
broadband data services, and other value-added communications
services.
About Sea Launch Company
Sea Launch Company, LLC,
headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., offers the most direct and cost-effective
route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites. With the
advantage of a launch site on the Equator, the robust Zenit-3SL rocket can lift
a heavier mass or provide longer life on orbit, offering best value plus
optimised spacecraft orbital delivery. Sea Launch also offers launch services
for medium weight satellites, Land Launch, which initiates missions from the
Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan.
(source: Space Systems/Loral, Sea
Launch)
