{"id":49073,"date":"2025-06-03T01:48:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/maxar-space-systems-to-build-echostar-xxvi-satellite\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T01:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:48:35","slug":"maxar-space-systems-to-build-echostar-xxvi-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/maxar-space-systems-to-build-echostar-xxvi-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxar Space Systems to Build EchoStar XXVI Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Satellite operator <strong>EchoStar<\/strong> selected the prime contractor for its upcoming EchoStar XXVI high-power geostationary communications satellite, which is scheduled to provide direct-to-home (DTH) coverage to DISH TV customers across the United States and Puerto Rico. The company confirmed Monday that it chose <strong>Maxar Space Systems<\/strong> to design the new spacecraft based on the Maxar 1300 platform.<\/p>\n<p>Maxar Space Systems said it would deliver EchoStar XXVI to the operator in 2028. &nbsp;The satellite will be designed for dual orbital slot performance, giving EchoStar the ability to alter coverage if needed. <\/p>\n<p>EchoStar and Maxar Space Systems have a history of satellite orders. EchoStar ordered its previous GEO satellite, EchoStar XXV, from Maxar in 2023. That satellite, also based on the Maxar 1300 platform, is still waiting to be launched.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEchoStar\u2019s selection of the Maxar 1300 platform underscores our commitment to delivering high-performance satellites that meet our customers\u2019 most demanding requirements,\u201d said Chris Johnson, CEO, Maxar Space Systems. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to continue supporting EchoStar\u2019s mission with another spacecraft that offers the proven reliability that Maxar Space Systems is known for in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEchoStar is committed to delivering an unmatched experience with DISH TV,\u201d said Gunter Kamper, SVP of DISH Technologies, EchoStar Corporation. \u201cOur ongoing investments across the board\u2014especially with EchoStar XXVI\u2014will ensure long-term access to our award-winning, satellite entertainment platform. Maxar Space Systems has been, and remains, a trusted partner in this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satellite operator EchoStar selected the prime contractor for its upcoming EchoStar XXVI high-power geostationary communications satellite, which is scheduled to provide direct-to-home (DTH) coverage to DISH TV customers across the United States and Puerto Rico. The company confirmed Monday that it chose Maxar Space Systems to design the new spacecraft based on the Maxar 1300 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}