Geostationary
SES-11 (ECHOSTAR 105)
US Cable / Direct-Broadcast Television (Joint) · SES / EchoStar (Joint)
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A joint SES-EchoStar satellite at 105°W serving the US market with Ku-band broadcasting and C-band distribution. SES-11 / EchoStar-105 exemplifies the trend of satellite operators combining forces on a single spacecraft to share costs and launch risk. The satellite carries SES's cable distribution capacity alongside EchoStar's direct broadcast television payload — two commercial competitors sharing hardware while serving different customers.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,784–35,806 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 42967
- Int’l designator
- 2017-063A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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