
EchoStar 26 [Maxar]
Maxar announced in June 2025 that it was selected to provide a high power direct broadcasting satellite, EchoStar XXVI, to DISH Network Corporation (EchoStar).
It will utilize Maxar's flight-proven SSL-1300 spacecraft bus.
EchoStar XXVI will be equipped with a high-power, multi-spot beam payload, allowing DISH to provide high-quality content to its customers.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator: | Dish Network Corporation (EchoStar) |
| Contractors: | Maxar Space Systems → Lanteris Space Systems → Intuitive Nachines |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | IM-1300 |
| Propulsion: | ?, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 6800 kg ? |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar 26 | - | 202x |