Echostar 10 Discripition

Echostar 10

Echostar 10 [Lockheed Martin]

The EchoStar 10 satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems in Pennsylvania and then assembled in Sunnyvale, California. The high-power Ku band A2100AXS spacecraft is designed to deliver direct-to-home broadcast services to DISH Network customers throughout the United States. EchoStar 10 was launched on a Zenit-3SL in February 2006. The satellite is equipped with Ku-band transponders and provide direct-to-home television services at 110 degrees west longitude, backing up other EchoStar satellites in the vicinity.
EchoStar X will operate from 110 degrees west and is designed for a minimum service life of 15 years.


Nation:USA
Type / Application:Communication (Direct Broadcasting)Operator:Echostar
Contractors:Lockheed Martin
Equipment:42 Ku-band transponders
Configuration:A2100AXS
Propulsion:LEROS-1C
Lifetime:15 years
Mass:4333 kg
Orbit:GEO