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satellite">Communication</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/International_Designator" title="International Designator">COSPAR ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2002-006A">2002-006A</a></span><span class="ib-edit-wd"> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18327694#P247" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a>. It was positioned in <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary orbit</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Longitude" title="Longitude">longitude</a> of 119° West, from where it is used to provide <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high-definition television</a> <a href="/wiki/Direct-broadcast_satellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct-broadcast satellite">direct broadcasting</a> services to the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-faa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EchoStar VII was built by <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed Martin Space Systems">Lockheed Martin Space Systems</a>, and is based on the <a href="/wiki/A2100" class="mw-redirect" title="A2100">A2100</a> <a href="/wiki/Satellite_bus" title="Satellite bus">satellite bus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-faa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is equipped with 32 <a href="/wiki/Ku_band" title="Ku band">Ku band</a> <a href="/wiki/Transponder" title="Transponder">transponders</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at launch it had a mass of 4,026 kilograms (8,876 lb), with an expected operational lifespan of around 12 years. The launch occurred from <a href="/wiki/Launch_Complex_36" class="mw-redirect" title="Launch Complex 36">Launch Complex 36</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Canaveral Air Force Station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, on 21 February 2002.<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> It was issued a $150,000 fine in October 2023, making it the first satellite to be fined under the <a href="/wiki/FCC" class="mw-redirect" title="FCC">FCC's</a> anti-space debris rule.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="End-of-life_problems">End-of-life problems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_VII&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: End-of-life problems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In accordance with normal end-of-life planning for a geosynchronous satellite, the satellite was to be boosted to a disposal orbit at least 300 km above the operational orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-deorbit_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deorbit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a plan had been part of pre-launch planning, and was further modified in 2010. In 2012, a license extension was granted to May 2022, permitting a further 10 years of operational life. This incorporated a disposal plan based on a similar boosting, in the knowledge that the full lifetime available would be limited by the fuel available, and in having an adequate reserve available through the satellite's remaining working life.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2022, a technical problem was discovered in that a scheduled thruster operation had not produced the expected change in orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This revealed that the satellite was unexpectedly low on propellant; not only might its life be curtailed, but there was already the possibility that there was no longer sufficient propellant for the planned disposal boost. Deorbit might thus be brought forward ahead of the planned end of license,<sup id="cite_ref-deorbit_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deorbit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the license was already within its last few months.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a further meeting between DISH and FCC in April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 6 May 2022, DISH notified the FCC that EchoStar-7 satellite had completed its end-of-life deorbit maneuvers and they surrendered its license.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This notice showed that the satellite had been placed in a disposal orbit approximately 122 km above the operational orbit, but short of the planned disposal orbit of 300 km.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Penalties">Penalties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_VII&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Penalties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2023 its operator, <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">DISH</a>, was fined $150,000 by the US <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) for failing to de-orbit the satellite according to the terms of its license.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fine was described as "modest", but was followed by 4% drop in share price, or loss of around $100 million.<sup id="cite_ref-MIT_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DISH were further required to implement a <a href="/wiki/Regulatory_compliance" title="Regulatory compliance">compliance</a> program and to 'Develop and Improve Upon Propellant Tracking', both by direct measurement of propellant quantities remaining, or by improved accounting for its consumption during operations. This would be applied across the whole DISH fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DISH would also review the 'End-of-Mission Disposal Plan' for each satellite annually, checking that the planned disposal would still be possible with the resources and vehicle condition remaining, the intention being to give greater warning of any shortfalls and so avoid the orbit becoming unreachable, as had happened with EchoStar-7.<sup id="cite_ref-DA_23-888_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DA_23-888-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The precedent of this penalty was seen as positive for <a href="/wiki/Orbital_debris" class="mw-redirect" title="Orbital debris">orbital debris</a> removal companies such as Japan's <a href="/wiki/Astroscale" title="Astroscale">Astroscale</a> and Switzerland's <a href="/w/index.php?title=ClearSpace&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ClearSpace (page does not exist)">ClearSpace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MIT_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ClearSpace_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ClearSpace-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar_VII&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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href="#cite_ref-deorbit_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">This is not a '<a href="/wiki/Deorbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Deorbit">deorbit</a>' in the strict sense, as the satellite would remain in a parking orbit. However the term is used loosely to refer to satellite end-of-life operations.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Such maneuvers are a regular part of operating a <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary</a> satellite, to stop its orbit degenerating to a merely <a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit" title="Geosynchronous orbit">geosynchronous orbit</a> with an <a href="/wiki/Analemma" title="Analemma">analemma</a> 'wobble'. 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href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_2389&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 2389 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 2389</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">June</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_905" title="Intelsat 905">Intelsat 905</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/STS-111" title="STS-111">STS-111</a></u> (<a href="/wiki/Multi-Purpose_Logistics_Module" title="Multi-Purpose Logistics Module">Leonardo MPLM</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ekspress_A1R&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ekspress A1R (page does not exist)">Ekspress A1R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galaxy_3C" title="Galaxy 3C">Galaxy 3C</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iridium_97&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iridium 97 (page does not exist)">Iridium 97</a>, <a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_2392&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 2392 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 2392</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">August</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eutelsat_8_West_C" title="Eutelsat 8 West C">Hot Bird 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EchoStar_VIII" title="EchoStar VIII">EchoStar VIII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Bird_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Atlantic Bird 1 (page does not exist)">Atlantic Bird 1</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=MSG-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MSG-1 (page does not exist)">MSG-1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">September</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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href="/wiki/Stentor_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stentor (satellite)">Stentor</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=MFD-A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MFD-A (page does not exist)">MFD-A</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=MFD-B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MFD-B (page does not exist)">MFD-B</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADEOS_II" title="ADEOS II">ADEOS II</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kanta_Kun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kanta Kun (page does not exist)">Kanta Kun</a>, <a href="/wiki/FedSat" title="FedSat">FedSat</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=%CE%9C-LabSat_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Μ-LabSat 1 (page does not exist)">µ-LabSat 1</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=RITE_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RITE 1 (page does not exist)">RITE 1</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=RITE_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RITE 2 (page does not exist)">RITE 2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSS-6" title="NSS-6">NSS-6</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TrailBlazer-2001_structural_test_article&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TrailBlazer-2001 structural test article (page does not exist)">TrailBlazer-2001 STA</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saudisat_1C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saudisat 1C (page does not exist)">Saudisat 1C</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=LatinSat_A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LatinSat A (page does not exist)">LatinSat A</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=LatinSat_B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LatinSat B (page does not exist)">LatinSat B</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=UniSat_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UniSat 2 (page does not exist)">UniSat 2</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rubin_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rubin 2 (page does not exist)">Rubin 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_2393" title="Kosmos 2393">Kosmos 2393</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_2394" title="Kosmos 2394">Kosmos 2394</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kosmos_2395" title="Kosmos 2395">Kosmos 2395</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kosmos_2396" title="Kosmos 2396">Kosmos 2396</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenzhou_4" title="Shenzhou 4">Shenzhou 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimiq_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Nimiq 2">Nimiq 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).<br /><u>Crewed flights</u> are underlined. 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title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sling_TV" title="Sling TV">Sling TV</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(retailer)" title="Blockbuster (retailer)">Blockbuster</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" 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