Echostar 23 to co-locate with Nimiq 5

[nelson61]

Echostar is abandoning their Brazilian service (44.9W).

Echostar 23 will be relocating to 72.6W where it will provide DBS service to the United States and Canada.

I will generate the KMZ coverage map when the technical application is filed.

Satellite drift is scheduled for approximately April 1, 2019

 

[nelson61]

Echostar 23 was launched in March 2017 and can be expected to operate for another 15 years or so.

 

[zippyfrog]

Does this mean that the 72 orbital location will have more capacity? Or will it be operating in a backup capacity?

 

[nelson61]

Does this mean that the 72 orbital location will have more capacity? Or will it be operating in a backup capacity?

It can sit there as spare, replace nimiq 5, or split some of the 32 transponders between them.

No, it will not add capacity.

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[zippyfrog]

Thanks for the info

 

[NYDutch]

Anyone know when the Nimiq 5 lease is due for renewal?

 

[Juan]

It can sit there as spare, replace nimiq 5, or split some of the 32 transponders between them.

No, it will not add capacity.

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What about spot beams?

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[nelson61]

What about spot beams?

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Same as Nimiq 5. It will be a single beam.

 

[nelson61]

Anyone know when the Nimiq 5 lease is due for renewal?

 

[nelson61]

From 10K
Been up there about 10 years

 

[DishSubLA]

Considering the payload, I wonder if the move of E23 is not about DBS, but about Dish's wireless plans. Satellites are still and will continue to be a big part of wireless communications signal path for cell/smartphone and some services for the coming 5G. I also seem to remember some time ago Dish mentioning satellites (with proper payload) as part of the infrastructure for it wireless plans.

 

[nelson61]

Two nearly identical Conus beams.

EIRP restricted to 53 dBw for interference reasons - about 5 dBw less than a typical satellite.

So - the signal strength isobars are correspondingly lower strength..

 

[JSheridan]

Nelson, which satellite is the first map? Thanks.

 

[nelson61]

Nelson, which satellite is the first map? Thanks.

They are both echostar 23. It has 2 conus beams. I'm guessing one or both might be moveable since the 45w filing had one beam covering Brazil and the other Conus.

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[nelson61]

Tech Filing data Echostar 23

The details are here.

Beams are fixed-

 

[CostaRicaGuy]

Hey... any ideas of the estimated size of the off-set ku band dish for Costa Rica / Central America?...

Am I seeing right..?

A 1.8 meter dish for the first BEAM?.

I hope that the previous Brazil beam was re-sized in such a way that parts of Costa Rica are included without increasing the diameter of the dish...

I am trying to download the picture from the FCC website but it will not work ...

thanks
Alberto

 

[nelson61]

Latest FCC filing states Echostar 23 to be at 72W and operating by June 30, 2019.

Various licenses still pending.

 

[nelson61]

Latest filings requests locating at 67.9W beginning June 17 .

FCC filing Excerpt:
"Accordingly, the requested STA will allow EchoStar to operate EchoStar 23 at 67.9° W.L. for a brief interim period until Canadian authorization may be secured for operations at 72.6° W.L. EchoStar has no plans to bring into use any International Telecommunication Union filings at or near the 67.9° W. L. orbital location."

 

[nelson61]

Echostar 23 has departed from the Brazilian slot at 45w.

Currently at ~50w and moving West at ~0.5 degrees/day.

Should arrive at the temporary parking slot around August 15 where it will park until Canada authorizes service at the 72+w slot.



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[nelson61]

Echostar 23 has arrived and parked at 67.9w where it is being "stored" waiting Canadian approval to colocate with Nimiq 5

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