EchoStar launches satellite from Kazakhstan

[SatelliteGuys Reporter]

Douglas County-based EchoStar which offers satellite-TV through its Dish Network service said it hasn't yet decided how it will use the new bird. Advertisement But the satellite is equipped with technology and software that can deliver advanced video and Internet services to consumers across the United States. EchoStar is leasing all of the satellite's capacity from SES Americom Inc.

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