| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | EchoStar Corporation[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-108A[2] |
| SATCAT no. | 57479 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15+ years Elapsed: 10 months, 17 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer | Maxar Technologies |
| Launch mass | 9,200 kilograms (20,300 lb) |
| Dry mass | 5,817 kilograms (12,824 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 July 2023, 10:07 (2023-07-29UTC10:07Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Heavy[3] |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SFS |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Perigee altitude | 35,788.3 kilometers (22,237.8 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,800.4 kilometers (22,245.3 mi) |
| Inclination | 2.6 degrees |
EchoStar XXIV also known as Jupiter 3 is built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, CA, and is engineered to deliver gigabytes of connectivity to customers across North and South America.[5][6] The satellite have 500 Gbit/s of throughput.[7]
As of February 2024, JUPITER 3 by Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, weighing approximately nine tons. As of the launch date, ECHOSTAR XXIV is the heaviest geostationary satellites ever launched.[8] The body of the satellite is as large as a school bus.[9][10] Jupiter 3 enables Hughes to deliver download speeds up to 100 Mbps.[10]
