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EchoStar XXIV
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorEchoStar Corporation
COSPAR ID2023-108A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.57479Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration1 year, 5 months, 3 days (elapsed)
15+ years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerMaxar Technologies
Launch mass9,200 kg (20,300 lb)
Dry mass5,817 kg (12,824 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date29 July 2023, 10:07 (2023-07-29UTC10:07Z) UTC (28 July, 11:07 pm EDT)
RocketFalcon Heavy
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Perigee altitude35,788.3 km (22,237.8 mi)
Apogee altitude35,800.4 km (22,245.3 mi)
Inclination2.6°

EchoStar XXIV, also known as Jupiter 3, is a communications satellite operated by Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company). It provides satellite internet service to customers across North and South America at download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.

The satellite was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California. When launched, the satellite held the title of the largest commercial communications satellite ever built. It weighs approximately nine tons and is nearly as large as a school bus, when its 14 solar panels are fully deployed, they could span a 10-story building. The satellite has 500 Gbit/s of throughput.

It was launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on 29 July 2023 at 10:07 UTC (11:07 pm EDT on 28 July, local time at the launch site).

References

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  3. "JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24)". Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. "EchoStar Home". www.echostar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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  6. Forrester, Chris (2023-11-17). "EchoStar's Jupiter 3 being tested". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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  8. Hardesty, Linda (2023-12-19). "Hughes' new Jupiter 3 supports new satellite broadband plans". www.fierce-network.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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