Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
EchoStar XVII
EchoStar XVII or EchoStar 17, also known as Jupiter 1, is an American geostationary high throughput communications satellite that is operated by Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 107.1° West, from where it is used for satellite internet access over HughesNet.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
MSG-3
MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) features 12 channels enhanced imaging radiometer (SEVIRI) and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument.
The high performance of the new generation is 4 times better than the other ones on the market and 10 times better than the Meteosat of the first generation.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,037.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2012
37th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
197th mission
3rd mission of 2012
190th successful mission
53rd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
63rd mission
3rd mission of 2012
59th successful mission
49th consecutive successful mission