Another DISH Bird Moves to 148 Degrees

[Steve Mehs]

An EchoStar satellite is on the move to another location.

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission authorized EchoStar's request to move its EchoStar 2 satellite from the company's core satellite location at 119 degrees to 148 degrees.

In addition, the FCC granted EchoStar's request that it operate the bird over frequencies assigned to EchoStar - as well as unassigned frequencies - at the 148-degree location. EchoStar's first satellite also operates at 148 degrees, a non full-CONUS slot providing coverage mainly to the Western United States.

The EchoStar 4 and 6 satellites operate at the 119-degree location. EchoStar had ceased operations aboard EchoStar 2 and designated it an in-orbit spare.

From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com) (Used with Permission)

[JohnH]

Sky Report did not read the order correctly. EchoStar 2 has been at 148w for many months operating under an STA. All the order does is grant them a License to operate it on the assigned 8 even numbered Transponders and extend the STA to operate on the 8 unassigned even numbered Transponders

It has been providing additional locals to Seattle, Tulsa, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Dallas and Sioux Falls.

[Mike123abc]

Another problem is that E6 moved to 110 and E5 to 119 a few months ago.

[kstuart]

Can anyone give a summary of which satellites broadcast which transponders in which slots? Thanks.

[Jacob S]

Did they move the satellite because it is growing older and perhaps the newer satellites they will be launching will help replace these satellites that they move to the side slots after they age a while?

[TNGTony]

61.5°

E*3 transmits all transponders used by Dish and Sky Angel
Currently
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 are being used by Dish. Transponders 25 and 32 are being used by Sky Angel.

At 110°... Echostar 6 and Echostar 8 share the work load.

Echostar 8 curently transmits transponders 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.

Echostar 6 currently transmits transponders 3, 7, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29.

I've reveived conflicting reports about transponders 25 and 31 so I don't know for sure on these..

Transponders 28, 30 and 32 belong to DirecTV and gome from their satellite.

At 119, Echostar 7 is taking care of it all. Transponders 1-21. Transponders 22-32 belong to DifecTV and their satellites are taking care of those.

At 148 Echostar 1 has the odd numbered transponders and E*2 has the even numbered transponders. This one is easy since each bird can only transmit odd and even transponders respectively.

See ya
Tony

[kstuart]

So EchoStar 5 is turned off ?

And is there a difference between the footprints from 110 of EchoStar 6 and EchoStar 8 ?

[TNGTony]

Echostar 5 and Echostar 4 are both in-orbit back-up. But E*4 is not much longer for this world. (or orbit). It's had major problems form the get-go. Also E*5 has had some problems so they are sitting there "just in case". They are both at 119

See ya
Tony