ECHOSTAR XVIII

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ECHOSTAR XVIII is classified as:

NORAD ID: 41592

Int'l Code: 2016-039B

Perigee: 35,786.7 km

Apogee: 35,800.7 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 18, 2016
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

ECHOSTAR 18 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. It will replace EchoStar 10 at the 110° West location. EchoStar 18 features an high power multi-spot beam, Ku-band payload with 61 transponders and more than 100 spot beams. EchoStar 18 will augment the current Dish coverage, assuring the highest level of ongoing service to its nearly 14 million customers. Initially expected to serve as a spare, EchoStar 18 will eventually replace Dish Network's EchoStar 10 broadcast satellite launched in 2006 by a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket.

1 41592U 16039B   24253.02948664 -.00000274  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 41592   0.0159 167.6044 0001658 354.7223 135.5203  1.00272041 30146

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC