What happened to the bigger Echostar 25 satellite?

[Universe93B]

The last time I was looking around, they were building the Echostar 25 satellite, with advanced features and it was like almost 10 tons. What happened to this satellite? It was supposed to launch this year. It's so hard to find out future information on current and future satellites.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

As far as I know It’s on order still. I would guess it’s delayed due to part supplies.

 

[Bruce]

The last time I was looking around, they were building the Echostar 25 satellite, with advanced features and it was like almost 10 tons. What happened to this satellite? It was supposed to launch this year. It's so hard to find out future information on current and future satellites.

As far as I know It’s on order still. I would guess it’s delayed due to part supplies.

It was just ordered last year, definitely was not going to launch this year-

The ES XXV satellite is expected to be ready for launch to geostationary orbit (GEO) “within the next few years,” Dish Network spokesperson Ted Wietecha said. A launch provider was not announced.

Maxar secures Dish Network order in its first satellite contract of 2023

Dish Network said April 18 it has ordered a satellite from Maxar Technologies to expand high-definition broadcast services over North America.

spacenews.com

 

[charlesrshell]

When was the last satellite launched for Dish?

 

[Bruce]

When was the last satellite launched for Dish?

The last one launched, was Echostar 24 in 2023, but that was for Hughes.

There is a list on this page-

EchoStar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[charlesrshell]

The last one launched, was Echostar 24 in 2023, but that was for Hughes.

There is a list on this page-

EchoStar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thanks

 

[nelson61]

Last december they inked a contract with SpaceX for launch services. Current plan is 2026 launch.

 

[telstar_1]

The last one launched, was Echostar 24 in 2023, but that was for Hughes.

There is a list on this page-

EchoStar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hm, apparently they launched at a rate of >1 per year over ~10 years beginning in '95.