Echostar 19

Also called Jupiter 2, Jupiter 97W, Hughes XIX
Call sign S2834

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General

Designation	41893 / 16079A
Launch date	18 Dec 2016
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	97.1°W
Launch vehicle	Atlas 5 #68

Initially planned to launch by Ariane, but no capacity was available to match the required launch timeframe.

Said to have 160 Gbps capacity and to be the highest capacity broadband satellite at launch time. Was ready to enter service in mid-Feb 2017.

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	SS/L
Platform	1300
Mass at launch	7500 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years

TT&C: uplink: 28.3515 GHz, 28.3535 GHz
downlink: 19.701 GHz, 19.703 GHz

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Ka-band

Main transponders	120 to 138 spot beams
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	North and Central America
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-29.5 GHz, and 29.5-30.0 GHz uplink secondary basis: 27.85-28.35 & 28.6-29.1 GHz downlink: 18.3-18.8 GHz and 19.7-20.2 GHz downlink non-interference basis: 18.8-19.3 GHz

Might also downlink in 27.85-28.35 GHz

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