Echostar 11 End of Life

[nelson61]

Dish has filed to extend the Echostar 11 (110W) license to the end of 2026.

The current license expires in 2024.

The filing says it has sufficient fuel to operate through the end of 2025.
The extra year's license has been requested to reduce paperwork in the event there is sufficient fuel to operate past end of 2025.

Notify going to License

 

[telstar_1]

They don't know? Is there a gas gauge?

 

[nelson61]

They don't know? Is there a gas gauge?

Yes. The tank pressure.
All depends on how much they use up in station keeping

 

[nelson61]

The Echostar 25 satellite under construction will probably replace it.

 

[navychop]

I hope we get that far. Is 25 able to adjust spot beams so it may be used in any slot?

 

[lakebum431]

The useful life of the company might be shorter than the useful life of the satellite at this point.

 

[RTCDude]

What orbital slot is 11 in?

 

[Bobby]

What orbital slot is 11 in?

As it says in the first sentence of the original post, 110.

 

[nelson61]

I hope we get that far. Is 25 able to adjust spot beams so it may be used in any slot?

They have not filed the details yet. Probably see it appear in the next 6-9 months. They have to measure the satellite assembled beam patterns in the test facility before they can file.

 

[RTCDude]

As it says in the first sentence of the original post, 110.

Dooo! Reading comprehension. Thanks Bobby.