EchoStar 16 [SSL]
Official name ECHOSTAR 16
Alternative name EchoStar 16
Cospar ID 2012-065A
Norad ID 39008
Launch date 2012-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Communication (Direct Broadcasting)
Operator Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.13
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35780
Apogee (km) 35795
Eccentricity 0.000209570380719525
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00269474211945
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.635
Raan (deg) 289.6485
Arg of perigee (deg) 114.3814
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 6650
Height (m) 5.6
Width (m) 2.8
Depth (m) 2.8
Span (m^2) 31
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Equipment 32 Ku-band transponders
Propulsion ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters
Configuration SSL-1300
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Space Systems/Loral announced in December 2009 that it was selected to provide a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar XVI, to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. It is planned for launch in 2012.

It is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. EchoStar XVI will be operated by EchoStar and will be fully leased to DISH Network for use in its Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in the United States. An all Ku-band satellite with 32 high-power transponders, EchoStar XVI will utilize SS/L?s flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus and be located at 61.5° west longitude.

The satellite is scheduled to launch in 2012 on a Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ECHOSTAR 16 2012-065A 2012-11-20 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)