Geostationary
ECHOSTAR 15
Caribbean Direct-Broadcast Television · EchoStar / DISH Network
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An EchoStar satellite at 61.5°W providing direct-broadcast coverage for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. EchoStar-15's position at 61.5°W optimizes coverage for Caribbean markets where DISH and EchoStar compete for satellite television subscribers. Puerto Rico's 3 million US citizens and the broader Caribbean tourist market make this coverage area commercially significant for US direct-to-home satellite operators.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,248 mi (35,785–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 36792
- Int’l designator
- 2010-034A
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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