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There's A New Echo In Orbit
Littleton - October 6, 1999 - EchoStar reports that its fifth direct broadcast satellite has reached its final orbit at 110 degrees West Longitude as assigned by the FCC. Launched September 23, from Cape Canaveral EchoStar V achieved final standard geostationary orbit after approximately 13 days of various spacecraft maneuvers that were managed and implemented by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif. EchoStar V was placed in its final location at 110 degrees W.L. after completing a series of thruster burns. The solar panels were successfully deployed a few hours after launch and the communication antennas were successfully deployed, as expected, on Oct. 4, 1999. In-orbit payload testing will begin on Oct. 8 and is expected to continue for several weeks. To date, all systems on the satellite are operating normally. EchoStar V was built by Space Systems/Loral based on its FS 1300 series design. EchoStar V will add 150 more audio and video channels to the existing 350 channels of programming now available, enabling EchoStar's DISH Network? satellite TV service to become the first TV provider in the nation to offer 500 channels using a single small dish that can receive satellite signals from EchoStar satellites located at both the 110 degrees W.L. and the 119 degrees W.L. orbital locations. In the second quarter of 2000, EchoStar plans to launch its high-power EchoStar VI satellite into the 110 degree W.L. orbital location, offering consumers more digital video and audio channels, high definition television, high-speed data services and local channels. EchoStar Communicaions Corp., includes three nterrelated business units: DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art DBS system that offers customers over 300 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network currently serves approximately 2.7 million customers.
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