Atlas V 431 | Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 18, 2016 19:13 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United Launch Alliance (Commercial)
- Rocket: Atlas V 431 — Atlas family
Mission
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.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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