[[Home|🏠]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> [[Partners]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> EchoStar **Website**: https://www.echostar.com/ **Ticker**: [SATS](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SATS/) >[!summary] >EchoStar Corporation is an American telecommunications company, specializing in satellite communication, wireless telecommunications, and internet services. Echostar also provides multichannel video programming and mobile services through its subsidiaries: [Boost Mobile](https://www.echostar.com/brands/boost-mobile), [Hughesnet](https://www.echostar.com/brands/hughesnet), [Hughes](https://www.echostar.com/brands/hughes), [DISH](https://www.echostar.com/brands/dish), and [Sling](https://www.echostar.com/brands/sling). > Originally establishing the Dish Network brand name in 1996, EchoStar later acquired Dish as a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2023. ## **Launches** %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table launch_date as "Date", location as "Location", vehicle as "Vehicle", target_orbit + " | " + payload_mass as "Orbit & Mass", outcome as "Outcome" from "Launch/Launches" where contains(customer, [[EchoStar]]) sort launch_date desc ``` %% | File | Date | Location | Vehicle | Orbit & Mass | Outcome | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------- | | [[Launch/Launches/070 - Live, Laugh, Launch.md\|070 - Live, Laugh, Launch]] | 2025-08-23 22:30 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 1.md\|Launch Complex 1]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | 650 km \| 96° \| Unknown | ✅ | | [[Launch/Launches/068 - Symphony In The Stars.md\|068 - Symphony In The Stars]] | 2025-06-28 06:45 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 1.md#Launch Pad B\|LC-1B]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | 650 km \| 96° \| 74 kg | ✅ | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %% ## Space Systems ### Lyra Block-1 Lyra is an in-development S-Band constellation of [[🌍 Orbits#LEO|LEO]] satellites based on [[Astro Digital#Corvus-XL|Astro Digital's Corvus-XL]] bus, designed to deliver global Internet-of-Things(IoT), machine to machine (M2M), and other data services. Enabled with Lora protocol and support for 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) services. “The EchoStar Lyra constellation will provide both a commercial platform for IoT services and a platform for ongoing development of our global S-band portfolio”([Source](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hughesconnects_network-connectivity-satellite-activity-7041093850957783041-0EcL/?trk=public_profile_like_view)). Gunter's Space: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lyra-block1.htm ![[Pasted image 20250621153815.jpg]] | Specification | Value | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mass | 74 kg | | Operational Orbit | 650 km \| 96° | | Manufacturer | [[Astro Digital]] | | Satellite Bus | [[Astro Digital#Corvus-XL\| Corvus-XL]] | | Propulsion | [Spaceware Micro](https://www.exotrail.com/product/spaceware) Hall effect thruster | | Constellation Size | 28 (4 Block-1, 24 Block-2) | ## Owned & Leased Satellites https://echostarsatelliteservices.com/satellites ### Ku-Band Satellites (Broadband, Internet) | Satellite | Position | Use Case | Owner/Leased | Notes | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | --------------------------- | | [EchoStar 9 / Galaxy 23](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/echostar-9.htm) | 121° W | DISH TV, video & data services | Owned | Also carries Ka- and C-band | | [EchoStar 105 / SES-11](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/echostar-9.htm) | 105° W | DISH TV | **Leased from SES** | Joint payload with SES | ### Ka-Band Satellites (IoT, MSS, NTN) | Satellite | Position | Use Case | Owner/Leased | Notes | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------------------------- | | [Al Yah 3](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/al-yah-3.htm) | 20° W | Broadband in South America & Africa | **Leased from Yahsat** | Uses Ka-band beams | | [Telstar 19V VANTAGE](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/telstar-19v.htm) | 63° W | HughesNet broadband in South America | **Leased from Telesat** | Shared high-throughput satellite | | [EUTELSAT 65 West A](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-65-west-a.htm) | 65° W | Latin American services | **Leased from Eutelsat** | Used for HTS Ka-band in Brazil | | [Jupiter 1 / EchoStar 17](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jupiter-1.htm) | 107.1° W | HughesNet broadband (North America) | Owned | GEO HTS | | [Jupiter 2 / EchoStar 19](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jupiter-2.htm) | 97.1° W | HughesNet broadband (North America) | Owned | GEO HTS | | [Jupiter 3 / EchoStar 24](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jupiter-3.htm) | 95° W | HughesNet, enterprise, mobile backhaul | Owned | Launched 2023 (Falcon Heavy) | ### S-Band Satellites (IoT, MSS, NTN) | Satellite | Position | Use Case | Owner/Leased | Notes | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | [EchoStar XXI](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/terrestar-1.htm) | 10.25° E | S-band MSS for Europe (IoT, messaging) | Owned | Also called **TerreStar-2** | | [EUTELSAT 10A](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-w2a.htm) | 10.25° E | Backup MSS S-band payload | **Leased** | Eutelsat W2A carries S-band payload for MSS trials | | [Lyra Block-1](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lyra-block1.htm) | 96° W | S-band IoT, NTN | Owned | | ## Spectrum Holdings ### 1. Low‑Band (600 MHz, 700 MHz) * **600 MHz**: Recently acquired \~100 licenses from Omega Wireless, boosting its average nationwide holdings from \~17.7 MHz to \~19.4 MHz ([lightreading.com][1]). * **700 MHz**: EchoStar (via Dish) secured the E‑block in 2008 and still holds significant spectrum in this band ([wikipedia.com][2]). ### 2. Mid‑Band (AWS‑3, AWS‑4, 3.45 GHz, C‑band/CBRS) * **AWS‑4, PCS‑H, AWS‑3**: Large holdings transferred to EchoStar Wireless Holding subsidiary during the Dish/EchoStar merger ([rcrwireless.com][3]). * **3.45 GHz**: Bid \$7.3 billion in 2022 FCC auction; currently unused but part of portfolio ([lightreading.com][1]). * **C‑band/CBRS (3.4–3.7 GHz)**: Claimed via AWS‑4 and CBRS holdings; part of Boost Mobile build‑out ([en.wikipedia.org][4]). ### 3. Satellite Bands (2 GHz MSS, S‑band, others) * **2 GHz AWS‑4/MSS**: Under FCC scrutiny; SpaceX challenges under-utilization ([arstechnica.com][5]). * **Various mmWave/Ka‑bands** (12 GHz, 24 GHz, 28 GHz, 37 GHz, 47 GHz): Held via EchoStar Wireless Holding ([rcrwireless.com][3]). [1]: https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/echostar-s-spectrum-strategy-may-pivot-to-lowband-and-leasing [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_wireless_spectrum_auction [3]: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20240111/featured/echostar-shuffles-spectrum-licenses-hires-firm-to-look-at-strategic-alternatives [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_Mobile [5]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/fcc-threatens-echostar-licenses-for-spectrum-that-spacex-wants-to-use/ ## News %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table published as "Published" from "News" where contains(customer, [[EchoStar]]) sort published desc ``` %% | File | Published | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | | [[News/Rocket Lab Completes Record Launch Turnaround From Launch Complex 1, Successfully Deploys 68th Electron Mission.md\|Rocket Lab Completes Record Launch Turnaround From Launch Complex 1, Successfully Deploys 68th Electron Mission]] | June 28, 2025 | | [[News/Rocket Lab Adds Two New Missions to 2025 Electron Launch Manifest, Schedules First Launch in Four Days’ Time.md\|Rocket Lab Adds Two New Missions to 2025 Electron Launch Manifest, Schedules First Launch in Four Days’ Time]] | June 16, 2025 | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%