ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EchoStar Corp.
(NASDAQ: SATS) announced today that the EchoStar 105/SES-11
satellite was successfully launched on October 11 at 6:53 PM
EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
EchoStar 105/SES-11, a dual-mission satellite for EchoStar and
SES, is a hybrid Ku and C-band communications satellite that
provides EchoStar with 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz, marketed
as EchoStar 105, and SES with a C-band payload of 24 transponders,
marketed under the name SES-11. The high-powered communications
satellite replaces Ku-band capacity for AMC-15 and C-band capacity
for AMC-18 at the 105 degrees West orbital slot.
"We are excited about the increased capabilities and expanded
reach that EchoStar 105 will provide," said Anders Johnson, president of EchoStar Satellite
Services L.L.C. "EchoStar 105 will enable us to meet the evolving
capacity requirements of our customers in North America as they grow their businesses
and pursue new markets."
EchoStar 105 will provide Ku-band transponder capacity with
coverage of the 50 U.S. states and expanded reach to the
Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean for satellite
communications services for EchoStar's enterprise, media and
broadcast, and U.S. government service provider customers.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is
a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions.
Headquartered in Englewood, Colo.,
and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in
secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network
Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments.
For more information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on
Twitter.
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