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EchoStar 19

Communications satellite. EchoStar 19 was launched on December 18, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 431 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-079ANORAD 41893United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Echostar 19
Common name
EchoStar 19
Payload designation
Jupiter 2
International designator
2016-079A
NORAD catalog number
41893
GCAT identifier
S41893
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/802

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Echostar
Owner
Echostar/HNS
Country
United States
Builder
SS/Loral (MDA)
Platform (bus)
SSL-1300E

Launch

Date
December 18, 2016 · 19:13 UTC
Launch record
2016-079Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
VHEO
Perigee
35,693 km
Apogee
65,054 km
Inclination
1.36°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 2023

Size

Mass
6,765 kg
Dry mass
4,500 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,675 kg
Length
8.0 m
Diameter
3.10 m
Span
26.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18470354 (CC0).