Talk:Free to Air Satellite Receivers

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Dish Network Satellite Fleet

Orbital Locations Vary
Since EchoStar frequently moves satellites among its many orbiting slots this list is not immediately accurate.
Refer to Lyngsat.com for detailed satellite information.

Satellite Orbital Location Launch Date Satellite Manufacturer/Type Notes
EchoStar I 148° W 28 December 1995 Lockheed Martin Astro Space Series 7000 (AS-7000)
EchoStar II 148° W 10 September 1996 Lockheed Martin Astro Space Series 7000 (AS-7000)
EchoStar III 61.50° W 5 October 1997 Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space A2100AX
EchoStar IV 77° W (incline) 8 May 1998 Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space A2100AX Note (1)
EchoStar V 129° W 23 September 1999 Space Systems/Loral FS-1300
EchoStar VI 110° W 14 July 2000 Space Systems/Loral FS-1300
EchoStar VII 119° W 21 February 2002 Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space A2100AX
EchoStar VIII 110° W 21 August 2002 Space Systems/Loral FS-1300
EchoStar IX/Galaxy 23 121° W 7 August 2003 Space Systems/Loral FS-1300 Note (2)
Non-DBS
EchoStar X 110° W 15 February 2006 Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space A2100AX
Echostar XII/Rainbow 1 61.5° W 17 July 2003 Lockheed-Martin AS-2100 Note (3)
AMC-15 105 °W 14 October 2004 Lockheed-Martin AS-2100 Note (4)
Non-DBS
Anik F3<ref>http://www.satnews.com/stories2007/4281/ Satnews.com launch of Anik F3</ref> 118.75° W 12 April 2007 Astrium Eurostar 3000 Note (5)
Non-DBS, Circular Polarity in FSS band
EchoStar XI TBD TDB 2007 Space Systems/Loral FS-1300 Announced
9 May 2006

Notes:

(1) EchoStar IV at 77° W is not licensed to serve customers in the United States. EchoStar has placed the satellite in this Mexican controlled orbital slot to serve future DBS customers in Mexico.

(2) Customers use SuperDISH 121 to receive this non-DBS, medium-powered signal. Satellite is jointly owned by EchoStar and Intelsat. The Ku band is owned by EchoStar. Ka band payload owned by EchoStar and not currently in use. C band payload owned by Intelsat and is known as Galaxy 23.

(3) Rainbow 1 was launched by Cablevision/Rainbow DBS and used for the Voom DBS service at 61.5° W until the satellite and transponder licenses were sold to EchoStar in 2005. March 2006 saw DISH Network rename it to EchoStar 12. It is co-located with EchoStar III at 61.5° W.

(4) Customers use SuperDISH 105 to receive this signal. Non-DBS, medium-power AMC-15 is owned by SES Americom and replaced AMC-2 at the 105° W orbital location. EchoStar leases the entire bandwidth of the AMC-15 satellite.

(5) Customers use the 26-centimeter DISH 500+ or DISH 1000+ to receive this non-DBS, medium-powered signal. Anik F3 is leased by EchoStar from Telesat Canada to serve CONUS customers. It broadcasts on non-DBS FSS frequencies using circular polarity (the only satellite serving the United States in this mode). It permanently replaces AMC-16 which was temporarily placed at 118.75° W due to delays in Anik F3 production. AMC-16 moved back to 85° W when Anik F3 was fully operational.

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