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== Dish Network Satellite Fleet ==<blockquote>'''Orbital Locations Vary'''<br>Since EchoStar frequently moves satellites among its many orbiting slots this list is not immediately accurate.<br>Refer to [http://www.lyngsat.com/ Lyngsat.com] for detailed satellite information.</blockquote><table class="wikitable"> <tr> <th>Satellite</th> <th>Orbital Location</th> <th>Launch Date</th> <th>Satellite Manufacturer/Type</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_I/index.shtml EchoStar I]</td> <td>148° W</td> <td>[[28 December]] [[1995]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Astro Space Series 7000 ([[AS-7000]])</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_II/index.shtml EchoStar II]</td> <td>148° W</td> <td>[[10 September]] [[1996]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Astro Space Series 7000 (AS-7000)</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_III/index.shtml EchoStar III]</td> <td>61.50° W</td> <td>[[5 October]] [[1997]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Missiles and Space [[A2100AX]]</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_IV/index.shtml EchoStar IV]</td> <td>77° W (incline)</td> <td>[[8 May]] [[1998]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Missiles and Space [[A2100AX]]</td> <td>Note (1)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_V/index.shtml EchoStar V]</td> <td>129° W</td> <td>[[23 September]] [[1999]]</td> <td>[[Space Systems/Loral]] [[LS-1300|FS-1300]]</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_VI/index.shtml EchoStar VI]</td> <td>110° W</td> <td>[[14 July]] [[2000]]</td> <td>[[Space Systems/Loral]] FS-1300</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_VII/index.shtml EchoStar VII]</td> <td>119° W</td> <td>[[21 February]] [[2002]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Missiles and Space [[A2100AX]]</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_VIII/index.shtml EchoStar VIII]</td> <td>110° W</td> <td>[[21 August]] [[2002]]</td> <td>[[Space Systems/Loral]] FS-1300</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_IX/index.shtml EchoStar IX/Galaxy 23]</td> <td>121° W</td> <td>[[7 August]] [[2003]]</td> <td>[[Space Systems/Loral]] FS-1300</td> <td>Note (2)<br>Non-DBS</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/about_us/our_satellites/echo_X/index.shtml EchoStar X]</td> <td>110° W</td> <td>[[15 February]] [[2006]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed Martin]] Missiles and Space [[A2100AX]]</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Echostar XII/Rainbow 1</td> <td>61.5° W</td> <td>[[17 July]] [[2003]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed-Martin]] [[AS-2100]]</td> <td>Note (3)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AMC-15</td> <td>105 °W</td> <td>[[14 October]] [[2004]]</td> <td>[[Lockheed-Martin]] [[AS-2100]]</td> <td>Note (4)<br>Non-DBS</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Anik F3]]<ref>http://www.satnews.com/stories2007/4281/ Satnews.com launch of Anik F3</ref></td> <td>118.75° W</td> <td>[[12 April]] [[2007]]</td> <td>[[Astrium Eurostar]] 3000</td> <td>Note (5)<br>Non-DBS, Circular Polarity in FSS band</td> </tr> <tr> <td>EchoStar XI</td> <td>TBD</td> <td>TDB 2007</td> <td>[[Space Systems/Loral]] FS-1300</td> <td>Announced<br>[[9 May]] [[2006]]</td> </tr></table>Notes:<blockquote>(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.</blockquote><blockquote>(2) Customers use [[SuperDish|SuperDISH 121]] to receive this non-DBS, medium-powered signal. Satellite is jointly owned by EchoStar and [[Intelsat]]. The [[Ku band|K<sub>u</sub> band]] is owned by EchoStar. [[Ka band|K<sub>a</sub> band]] payload owned by EchoStar and not currently in use. [[C band]] payload owned by Intelsat and is known as [[Galaxy 23]].</blockquote><blockquote>(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.</blockquote><blockquote>(4) Customers use [[SuperDish|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. </blockquote><blockquote>(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.</blockquote>