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U.S. Orbital Locations, High-Power Satellites, Licenses and
Channel Assignments
The following charts outline DBS spectrum for the United
States, satellites in orbit and channel assignments. Slots are for
high-powered DBS services only, and some represent tentative plans
that can change. Also, check out our future satellite/launches section
below.
Last Update: May 2004. Please note: EchoStar has placed its EchoStar 9 satellite - a hybrid Ku-Band/FSS and Ka-Band spacecraft, at 121 degrees. As of this update, testing was still being conducted aboard the satellite.
Full-CONUS Slots
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101 Degrees |
110 Degrees |
119 Degrees |
| Satellites In Orbit |
DIRECTV-2
DIRECTV-3
DIRECTV-1R
DIRECTV-4S
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DIRECTV-1
EchoStar-5
EchoStar-8
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EchoStar-2
EchoStar-4
EchoStar-6
EchoStar-7
DIRECTV-5
DIRECTV-6
DIRECTV-7S
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| DirecTV |
32 |
3 |
DirecTV: 11 (A) |
EchoStar/
DISH Network |
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29 |
21 |
Notes on full-CONUS slots:
(A) Through its acquisition of PrimeStar assets, DirecTV
and Hughes Electronics acquired a satellite and frequencies once
operated by TCI Satellite at this orbital location.
Non-full-CONUS Slots
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61.5 Degrees |
148 Degrees |
157 Degrees |
166 Degrees |
175 Degrees |
| Satellites In Orbit |
EchoStar-3
Rainbow-1 |
EchoStar-1 |
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| EchoStar |
11(A) |
24 |
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1 |
32(B) |
| DIRECTV |
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| Cablevision/Rainbow |
11 |
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11 |
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| Dominion |
8(A) |
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8 |
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| Unassigned |
2 |
8 |
32 |
12 |
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Notes:
(A) Dominion Video Satellite leases eight transponders
on EchoStar III. EchoStar holds a license for 11 of the 32 DBS frequencies
at 61.5 degrees. Concurrent with the Dominion lease, EchoStar is
subleasing six of the transponders back from Dominion, subject to
the control of Dominion as the licensee. The transaction will enable
EchoStar to offer up to 60 additional video channels.
(B) EchoStar holds 10 slots at 175 degrees. Its acquisition
- DBSC - controls 11 while another EchoStar acquisition DirecSat
holds 11.
FUTURE SATELLITES/LAUNCHES:
DirecTV: DIRECTV 5 is scheduled to launch in early 2001,
and DIRECTV-4S, an advanced, high-power spot-beam spacecraft, is
scheduled for launch late 2001.
ECHOSTAR: EchoStar VII and VIII are advanced, high-powered
direct broadcast satellites that will have spot-beam technology.
EchoStar VII is expected to launch in the fourth quarter on an Atlas
III launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Fla. EchoStar VIII is expected
to launch during the first quarter of 2002 on a Russian Proton launch
vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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