EchoStar 15 Satellite at 118.8°W

EchoStar 15 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by EchoStar at 118.8°W, launched in 2010. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

118.8°W: Orbital slot
EchoStar: Operator
2010: Launched
Station-kept: Inclination 0.06°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 118.8°W: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open EchoStar 15 in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Downlink beams and EIRP

From the operator's FCC filing (SAT-MOD-20150911-00063): peak EIRP from Schedule S and beam shapes from the filed antenna gain contours, drawn every 2 dB. Open the interactive beam map to check the EIRP at your site.

Ka-band beam TEL: peak EIRP 58.1 dBW, contours every 2 dB.

Beam	Band	Polarization	Frequency	Peak EIRP
TEL	Ka	-	17.60 GHz	58.1 dBW
TER	Ka	-	17.35 GHz	58.1 dBW
TWL	Ka	-	17.37 GHz	58.1 dBW
TWR	Ka	-	17.59 GHz	58.1 dBW
TEL	Ka	-	17.60 GHz	58.1 dBW
TER	Ka	-	17.35 GHz	58.1 dBW
TWL	Ka	-	17.37 GHz	58.1 dBW
TWR	Ka	-	17.59 GHz	58.1 dBW

Countries in view above 10° elevation

31 countries, by the centre of each country:

ArgentinaBahamasBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFijiGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNew ZealandNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesUruguayVenezuela

Look angles from major cities

City	Azimuth (true)	Elevation	Skew
New York	236.7°	24.7°	+39.6°
Washington, DC	234.9°	27.8°	+39.8°
Miami	241.4°	37.9°	+52.5°
Houston	221.1°	46.9°	+34.9°
Denver	201.0°	41.9°	+16.1°
Los Angeles	180.9°	50.4°	+0.8°
Anchorage	145.4°	16.0°	-16.0°
Honolulu	114.1°	39.6°	-58.4°
Mexico City	227.0°	58.1°	+43.7°
Bogotá	265.3°	38.3°	+83.4°
São Paulo	277.3°	7.7°	-65.6°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.