spaceflight, 10 months ago

#EchoStar / #Hughes 📆 Jul 29, 2023 Over the next several weeks, #JUPITER 3 🛰️ will travel into a #geosynchronous* #orbit 35,786 kilometers 📏 above the #Earth to its destination at the 95 degrees west orbital slot. It will then undergo extensive bus and payload testing before entering service 📶 to deliver connectivity to customers across North and #SouthAmerica. https://www.echostar.com/press/news

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit

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