Satellite · NORAD 41893 · COSPAR 2016-079A
ECHOSTAR 19
- Operator EchoStar / Hughes
- Constellation EchoStar / Jupiter
- Country United States
Altitude now
35,781.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.00°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,781km
Apogee
35,793km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:46 UTC (5.9 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.022° N
- Longitude
- 97.091° W
- Altitude
- 35781.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:46 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 7.2 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- EchoStar / Jupiter via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EchoStar / Hughes
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 18 Dec 2016
- COSPAR launch id
- 2016-079
Objects from the same launch · 1
- ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B41894Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 41893
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2016-079A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTGZP
- Canonical slug
- echostar-19-41893
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.