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EchoStar XI, also known as EchoStar 11, is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar on behalf of Dish Network.It is positioned in Geostationary orbit at a longitude of 110° West, from where it is used to provide direct broadcasting services to the United States.
Satellite Satellite bus Source Operator Type Coverage Launch date, UTC, and vehicle Remarks 180.0°E Intelsat 18 (Armenia 1, yude2) Intelsat Television and Radio Broadcasting South Pacific, Alaska, China 5 October 2011 Zenit 3SLB: 177.0°W NSS-9: Orbital Star-2: Luxembourg SES: Intercontinental Voice, Video, and Internet Pacific Ocean region 12 ...
The footprint of a communications satellite is the ground area that its transponders offer coverage, and determines the satellite dish diameter required to receive each transponder's signal. There is usually a different map for each transponder (or group of transponders), as each may be aimed to cover different areas.
In 2002, the satellite's main spacecraft control processor failed, prompting DirecTV to move the spacecraft into a storage orbit. [27] The satellite was recalled in October 2003 and leased to Telesat, relocating to 82° W in order to provide backup for Nimiq 2. [28] In 2004, the satellite was relocated to 91° W, backing up Nimiq 1.
During the 1960s, dish antennas became widely used in terrestrial microwave relay communication networks, which carried telephone calls and television programs across continents. [17] The first parabolic antenna used for satellite communications was constructed in 1962 at Goonhilly in Cornwall, England, to communicate with the Telstar satellite.
Telecom operator AT&T and its joint-venture partner TPG are in early-stage talks to merge their DirecTV satellite TV service with EchoStar owned Dish, a person familiar with the matter told ...
It was retroactively named the "DISH 300" when legal and satellite problems forced delays of the forthcoming DISH 500 systems. It uses one LNB to obtain signals from the 119°W orbital location, [ 85 ] and was commonly used as a second dish to receive additional high-definition or international programming from either the 148°W or 61.5°W ...
Shares of Dish rose as much as 6.3% after the report on Friday, while AT&T's stock edged 1.9% higher. Both Dish and DirecTV have been losing subscribers as viewers continue to shift to cheaper ...