Echostar 11 Update

[nelson61]

Sea Launch has started tracking Echostar 11 launch.

Sea Launch Mission page - EchoStar XI

 

[sforgue]

Nelson;
Thanks for the update. I had checked Sea Launch earlier today, and they were still showing the Galaxy 18 launch as the current one.

 

[jerryez]

What is the projected launch date?

 

[DBS Commando]

Will this satellite expand HD capacity or is it for eastern arc?

 

[digiblur]

Going to 110 West for CONUS coverage.

 

[cforrest]

What is the projected launch date?

Probably around mid-July or so. Figure July 22nd or so, would be my guess based on previous missions & launches taking place. This is just a pure guess on my part FYI!

 

[DBS Commando]

Going to 110 West for CONUS coverage.

Where is the current sat at 110 going to go after it's replaced? Will they use it to replace 129?

 

[J. Allen Head]

probably 72.7 for spot beam coverage

 

[digiblur]

Where is the current sat at 110 going to go after it's replaced? Will they use it to replace 129?

Ciel-2 is going to replace Echo5 at 129.

 

[rocatman]

probably 72.7 for spot beam coverage

Dish has an application in with the FCC to move the E-6 satellite to 72.7 W. E-6 is currently an on orbit spare at 110 W. It does not have any spotbeam capability. The E-8 satellite is also at 110 W and this active satellite is the one that E-11 will replace. It does have spotbeam capability but most of its spotbeam capability would be useless at the 72.7 W location because the spotbeams are not steerable so most would provide signal out in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

[RVD420]

It is very unlikely that E8 would ever be moved from 110...unless it was to 119.

E7 and E8 were designed to act as spares for each other (each bird has 5 Spot beam TPs).

While E8 is currently operating in CONUS only mode E7 has the CONUS and the SPOTS lit up.

 

[B_Kranski]

Ciel-2 will be a huge improvement over the current 129 piece of junk, I just started having issues with it coming up as having errors now for 129. I dont if more then me are having this problem, but just started like 3 days ago.

 

[tomcrown1]

Ciel-2 will be a huge improvement over the current 129 piece of junk, I just started having issues with it coming up as having errors now for 129. I dont if more then me are having this problem, but just started like 3 days ago.

Had it for the past 3 months