Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission
JUPITER 3, also known as EchoStar XXIV, is a Hughes ultra-high-density Ka-band communications satellite built to add more than 500 Gbps of capacity across North and South America. Falcon Heavy placed the Maxar-built spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit; it subsequently reached the 95° west orbital slot, completed in-orbit testing, and entered commercial service on December 19, 2023.
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- JUPITER 3EchoStar XXIVEchoStar 24
- Name
- Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission
- Status
- active
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- Description
- JUPITER 3, also known as EchoStar XXIV, is a Hughes ultra-high-density Ka-band communications satellite built to add more than 500 Gbps of capacity across North and South America. Falcon Heavy placed the Maxar-built spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit; it subsequently reached the 95° west orbital slot, completed in-orbit testing, and entered commercial service on December 19, 2023.
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- Outcome
- Successfully deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit and entered commercial service at 95° west
- Program
- Hughes JUPITER high-throughput satellite system
- Start Date
- 2023-07-29
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 01:58:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 01:58:58 UTC
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