| By Kate Ivy andGary Davis Dish-Network-Satellite-TV.ws Webmasters: You may reprint this article in its entirety,providing you leave the Byline and About the Author sectionsintact, including the links to Dish NetworkSatellite TV. DISH Network Satellites in the Sky DISHNetwork has been around for over a decade now, providingdigital services to millions of customers worldwide. With itsmost recent launch of EchoStar IX, DISH Networkboasts nine state-of-the-art satellites in its primary servicingsystem. Ever wonder where all those satellites are?
DISH Network launched its first satellite in 1995, just threeyears after EchoStar was granted its first orbital slot.EchoStar I was launched from Xichang, China and placed at 119degrees West Longitude on December 28, 1995. In March of 1996,DISHNetwork begins broadcasting to its customers from its veryfirst uplink center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. EchoStar I services anarea that spans the western United States to theCentral/Mountain region. With more than 100,000 customers, the company launched itssecond satellite, EchoStar II from Kourou, French Guiana inSouth America in September 1996, just one month after openingits second service center in Thorton, Colorado. Also servicingthe Western United States, EchoStar II was built by LockheedMartin and had a launch weight of a whopping 6,360 pounds.Broadcasting began two months later in November 1996. In October 1997, EchoStar launches its third satellite, EchoStarIII from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Another Lockheed Martinproduct, EchoStar III weighed in at over 8,000 pounds at launchand orbits at 61.5 degrees West Longitude. The satelliteservices the Eastern United States and has double thetransponders of its two predecessors. Just two months later, DISH
Networkcelebrates its millionth customer. March of 1998 brings a big change as DISH Network relocates itsworld headquarters to the Riverfront building in Littleton,Colorado. Just two months later, EchoStar IV is launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, providing service to thecontinental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Now three years old and growing, the company launches EchoStar Vfrom Cape Canaveral, Florida in September of 1999. Just onemonth later, DISH Network celebrates its 3 millionth customer.Orbiting at 110 degrees West Longitude, EchoStar V services thecontinental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The year 2000 brings a number of changes, including a fourthservicing center in El Paso, Texas. In July, EchoStar VI islaunched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, becoming part of thecompany’s primary satellite system offering core services to thecontinental United States. In November, DISH Network acquiresits 5 millionth customer. EchoStar VII was launched in February 2002 and takes its placeat 119 degrees West Longitude with the company’s other primarysatellites. Servicing the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii andPuerto Rico, EchoStar VII was launched from Cape Canaveral,Florida and boasted a launch weight of just under 9000 pounds. EchoStar VIII was launched later that same year, just after thecompany celebrates its 7 millionth customer milestone. EchoStarVIII was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan andweighed in at 10,274 pounds at launch. Just a few months later,DISH Network systems become available at Wal-Mart storesnationwide. In April of 2005, DISH Network launched its ninth satellite froma floating platform at the equator. EchoStar IX will orbit atthe 121 degrees West Longitude position and join EchoStar’seight other satellites in bringing digital service to over eightmillion customers. About the author:About the Authors: Gary Davis is owner of Dish NetworkSatellite TV and has written numerous articles on thesatellite television industry. Kate Ivy has written for avariety of publications and websites and is the owner of Ivygirl Media &Design.
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