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ECHOSTAR 19

North American Ka-band Residential Broadband · Hughes / EchoStar (HughesNet)

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A high-throughput EchoStar Ka-band satellite at 97.1°W providing HughesNet broadband internet across North America. EchoStar-19 carries 138 Ka-band spot beams with over 220 Gbps of total throughput — making it the highest-capacity satellite HughesNet had ever operated when launched. It provides the satellite internet service that connects hundreds of thousands of rural American homes and businesses that cable and fiber networks have not reached.

Its orbit

Orbit
Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
Altitude
22,238–22,246 mi (35,788–35,801 km)
Inclination
0.0°
One orbit
23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
NORAD ID
41893
Int’l designator
2016-079A
Launched
2016

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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