EchoStar 18 Scheduled for May Launch

February 4, 2016 |Satellite

Dish Network and EchoStar are asking for FCC International Bureau approval to do in-orbit testing (IOT) of EchoStar 18, due to launch in May. In IB applications Tuesday (see here and here), they said the 60-day IOT will take place while the satellite is at 137.75 degrees west. After IOT, they said, EchoStar 18 will relocate to its assigned nominal orbital location of 110 degrees west.