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Its <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Network_Systems" title="Hughes Network Systems">Hughes Network Systems</a> and EchoStar Satellite Services business are operated from its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Arapahoe_County,_Colorado" title="Arapahoe County, Colorado">Arapahoe County, Colorado</a>. 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16 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2008-01-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Englewood,_Colorado" title="Englewood, Colorado">Englewood, Colorado</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ergen" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Ergen">Charles Ergen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">chairman</a>)</li><li>Hamid Akhavan (<a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">Direct-broadcast satellite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pay_television" title="Pay television">pay television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a>, <a href="/wiki/Over-the-top_media_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Over-the-top media services">over-the-top media services</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">Mobile telephony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wireless_broadband" title="Wireless broadband">Wireless broadband</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>1.99 billion</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$217 million</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$62.7 million</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$6.05 billion</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$3.41 billion</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2,500</span> (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Boost_Mobile" title="Boost Mobile">Boost Mobile</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_Mobile" title="EchoStar Mobile">EchoStar Mobile</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_Network_Systems" title="Hughes Network Systems">Hughes Network Systems</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://echostar.com">echostar<wbr></wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><b>Footnotes / references</b><br><sup id="cite_ref-10k-form_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10k-form-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The company in its current form was founded in 2008 after the original EchoStar spun off its non-consumer assets while the original company was renamed to Dish Network Corporation. In an industry reverse, EchoStar proposed to buy Dish in 2023 with the acquisition being completed by the end of that year, as a result, Dish was absorbed into EchoStar as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg-20230808_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg-20230808-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EchoStar made its debut on the <a href="/wiki/Fortune_500" title="Fortune 500">Fortune 500</a> list in 2024, ranking #242.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>EchoStar was originally formed in 1980 by its <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the board">chairman</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ergen" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Ergen">Charles Ergen</a> as a distributor of <a href="/wiki/C_band_(IEEE)" title="C band (IEEE)">C band</a> TV systems. In 1987, it applied for a <a href="/wiki/Direct_broadcast_satellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct broadcast satellite">direct broadcast satellite</a> (DBS) license with the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> and was granted access to orbital slot 119° west <a href="/wiki/Longitude" title="Longitude">longitude</a> in 1992. </p><p>On December 28, 1995, the firm successfully launched its first satellite, EchoStar I.<sup id="cite_ref-inthesky-echostar1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inthesky-echostar1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 4, 1996, it established the Dish Network brand name to <a href="/wiki/Marketing" title="Marketing">market</a> its home satellite TV system.<sup id="cite_ref-multichannel-20060318_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multichannel-20060318-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 2, 2008, the Dish Network business was spun-off from the technology and infrastructure side of the business. A split in the shares created two companies; the former EchoStar Communications Corporation changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network Corporation</a><sup id="cite_ref-10k2008_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10k2008-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which consisted mainly of the Dish Network business, and EchoStar Corporation, which retained ownership of the technology side including the satellites, Sling Media, and the set-top box development arm. Dish Network completed its distribution to EchoStar of its digital set-top box business, certain infrastructure, and other assets and related liabilities, including certain of their satellites, uplink and satellite transmission assets, and real estate. Following the spin-off, EchoStar and Dish Network operated as separate publicly traded companies, until they were reunited in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-barrons-20080102_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barrons-20080102-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 14, 2011, EchoStar announced that it would acquire <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughes Communications">Hughes Communications</a> in a deal valued at <a href="/wiki/United_States_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Dollar">US$</a>1.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt-20110214_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-20110214-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 31, 2017, EchoStar announced that it had reached an agreement with DISH to transfer the EchoStar Technologies businesses, which designed, developed and distributed digital set-top boxes, provided satellite uplinking and broadcast services and developed and supported streaming video technology back to DISH.<sup id="cite_ref-ir.echostar.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ir.echostar.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The transaction was completed on January 31, 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-echostar-20170131_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-echostar-20170131-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> substantially returning DISH to its pre-2008 status as a set-top-box hardware manufacturer. </p><p>In March 2017, after two delays caused by weather worries, <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> delivered EchoStar XXIII into orbit. The satellite was launched on a <a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9 Rocket</a> and provides broadcast services for Brazil.<sup id="cite_ref-spacenews-20170316_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews-20170316-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because EchoStar XXIII is a heavy satellite, this mission did not include a rocket landing post-takeoff, as it would require too much fuel. This was the first time a purely commercial satellite was launched from a pad that once served as the base for Apollo moon trips and space shuttle flights.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-20170315_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-20170315-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-geekwire-20170315_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geekwire-20170315-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 20, 2019, EchoStar announced that it had reached an agreement with Dish Network Corporation to transfer the portion of the business which managed and provided broadcast satellite services, referred to as the BSS (Broadcast Satellite Services) business, to Dish in order to concentrate on broadband services and other initiatives.<sup id="cite_ref-ir.echostar.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ir.echostar.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The transaction was completed on September 10, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-echostar-20190910_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-echostar-20190910-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 8, 2023, <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a> reported that Ergen was proposing a remerger between Dish and EchoStar.<sup id="cite_ref-hollywoodrep-20230808_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hollywoodrep-20230808-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that day, the acquisition was formally announced by both companies.<sup id="cite_ref-dish-20230808_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dish-20230808-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 2, 2024, it was announced that the transaction had been completed on December 31, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024, EchoStar announced that it has been awarded a U.S. Navy wireless and telecommunications contract to provide 5G smart devices and services for the Department of Defense and federal agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024, <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Network_Systems" title="Hughes Network Systems">Hughes Network Systems</a>, both Echostar companies announced a new bundled service of Dish satellite TV with <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Network_Systems" title="Hughes Network Systems">Hughesnet</a> satellite internet.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 30, 2024, EchoStar announced that it would divest its video distribution unit, <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a>, to <a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV</a> in a debt exchange transaction that includes a payment of $1 and the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal also included $2.5 billion of financing from TPG Angelo Gordon and other co-investors to allow EchoStar to refinance the company's November 2024 debt maturity.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal will allow EchoStar to reduce its debt and refocus its resources toward its wireless <a href="/wiki/Boost_Mobile" title="Boost Mobile">Boost Mobile</a> and satellite connectivity businesses. EchoStar and DirecTV expect the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, contingent on regulatory approval and bondholders writing off nearly $1.6 billion in Dish-related debt.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November, DirecTV abandoned the deal due to opposition from EchoStar bondholders.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Satellite_fleet">Satellite fleet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Satellite fleet" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <dl><dt>Orbital locations may change</dt></dl> <p>Since EchoStar frequently moves satellites among its many orbiting slots this list is not necessarily up-to-date. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>EchoStar satellites </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Satellite</th> <th data-sort-type="number">Location</th> <th>Launch date</th> <th>Launcher</th> <th>Satellite bus</th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_I" title="EchoStar I">EchoStar I</a></td> <td></td> <td>December 28, 1995</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2E" title="Long March 2E">Long March 2E</a>/EPKM</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_II" title="EchoStar II">EchoStar II</a></td> <td></td> <td>September 11, 1996</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">Ariane 42P H10-3</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_III" title="EchoStar III">EchoStar III</a> (DBSC 1)</td> <td></td> <td>October 05, 1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">Atlas IIAS</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_IV" title="EchoStar IV">EchoStar IV</a></td> <td></td> <td>May 07, 1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a>/<a href="/wiki/Blok_DM-03" title="Blok DM-03">DM-03</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_V" title="EchoStar V">EchoStar V</a></td> <td></td> <td>September 23, 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">Atlas IIAS</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_VI" title="EchoStar VI">EchoStar VI</a></td> <td></td> <td>July 14, 2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">Atlas IIAS</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_VII" title="EchoStar VII">EchoStar VII</a></td> <td></td> <td>February 21, 2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_III" title="Atlas III">Atlas IIIB-DEC</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_VIII" title="EchoStar VIII">EchoStar VIII</a></td> <td></td> <td>August 22, 2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a>/<a href="/wiki/Blok_DM-03" title="Blok DM-03">DM-03</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Decommissioned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="EchoStar IX">EchoStar IX</a> (<a href="/wiki/Galaxy_23" title="Galaxy 23">Galaxy 23</a>)</td> <td>121° W</td> <td>August 8, 2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SL" title="Zenit-3SL">Zenit-3SL</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/FS-1300" class="mw-redirect" title="FS-1300">FS-1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_X" title="EchoStar X">EchoStar X</a></td> <td>110° W</td> <td>February 15, 2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SL" title="Zenit-3SL">Zenit-3SL</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/A2100AXS" class="mw-redirect" title="A2100AXS">A2100AXS</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XI" title="EchoStar XI">EchoStar XI</a></td> <td></td> <td>July 16, 2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SL" title="Zenit-3SL">Zenit-3SL</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="EchoStar XII">EchoStar XII</a> (Rainbow 1)</td> <td></td> <td>July 17, 2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_V" title="Atlas V">Atlas V</a>521</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="EchoStar XIII">EchoStar XIII</a> (CMBstar 1)</td> <td></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a>/<a href="/wiki/Briz-M" class="mw-redirect" title="Briz-M">Briz-M</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">Cancelled </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XIV" title="EchoStar XIV">EchoStar XIV</a></td> <td></td> <td>March 20, 2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a>/<a href="/wiki/Briz-M" class="mw-redirect" title="Briz-M">Briz-M</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XV" title="EchoStar XV">EchoStar XV</a></td> <td>61.5° W</td> <td>July 10, 2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a>/<a href="/wiki/Briz-M" class="mw-redirect" title="Briz-M">Briz-M</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LS-1300" class="mw-redirect" title="LS-1300">LS-1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XVI" title="EchoStar XVI">EchoStar XVI</a></td> <td>61.5° W</td> <td>November 20, 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a>/<a href="/wiki/Briz-M" class="mw-redirect" title="Briz-M">Briz-M</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LS-1300" class="mw-redirect" title="LS-1300">LS-1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XVII" title="EchoStar XVII">EchoStar XVII</a> (Jupiter 1)</td> <td>107.0° W</td> <td>July 5, 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">Ariane 5</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LS-1300" class="mw-redirect" title="LS-1300">LS-1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_XVIII&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EchoStar XVIII (page does not exist)">EchoStar XVIII</a></td> <td></td> <td>June 18, 2016</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">Ariane 5ECA</a></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_XIX&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EchoStar XIX (page does not exist)">EchoStar XIX</a> (Jupiter 2)</td> <td>97.1° W</td> <td>December 18, 2016</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlas_V" title="Atlas V">Atlas V</a>431</td> <td><a href="/wiki/SSL_1300" title="SSL 1300">SSL 1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_XXIII&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EchoStar XXIII (page does not exist)">EchoStar XXIII</a></td> <td>109.9° W</td> <td>March 16, 2017</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/SSL_1300" title="SSL 1300">SSL 1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_XXIV" title="EchoStar XXIV">EchoStar XXIV</a> (Jupiter 3)</td> <td>105.2° W</td> <td>July 29, 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heavy" title="Falcon Heavy">Falcon Heavy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/SSL_1300" title="SSL 1300">SSL 1300</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_XXV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EchoStar XXV (page does not exist)">EchoStar XXV</a></td> <td></td> <td>TBA</td> <td>TBA</td> <td></td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-planned">Planned </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SES-11" title="SES-11">EchoStar 105</a> (SES-11)</td> <td>105.0° W</td> <td>October 11, 2017</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eurostar_E3000" title="Eurostar E3000">Eurostar E3000</a></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">In Service </td></tr> </tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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