Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Echostar-19, also known as Jupiter-2, is a world’s highest capacity broadband satellite that will help meet the growing demand for HughesNet high-speed satellite internet service in North America. The satellite is designed to provide service for 15 years or more.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR 19 2016-079A | Payload | 35781 × 35792 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2016-079B | Rocket body | re-entered 2017-03-07 |
COSPAR ID 2016-079 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).