Jupiter 3

Jupiter 3, also known as EchoStar XXIV, is a communications satellite operated by Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company). It provides satellite internet service to customers across North and South America at download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.^[4]

Jupiter 3 (EchoStar XXIV)

Mission type	Communication
Operator	EchoStar Corporation[1]
COSPAR ID	2023-108A
SATCAT no.	57479
Mission duration	1 year, 11 months, 29 days (elapsed) 15+ years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	SSL 1300
Manufacturer	Maxar Technologies
Launch mass	9,200 kg (20,300 lb)
Dry mass	5,817 kg (12,824 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	29 July 2023, 10:07 (2023-07-29UTC10:07Z) UTC (28 July, 11:07 pm EDT)
Rocket	Falcon Heavy[2]
Launch site	Kennedy, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Perigee altitude	35,788.3 km (22,237.8 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude	35,800.4 km (22,245.3 mi)
Inclination	2.6°

The satellite was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California. When launched, the satellite held the title of the largest commercial communications satellite ever built.^[5] It weighs approximately nine tons and is nearly as large as a school bus, when its 14 solar panels are fully deployed, they could span a 10-story building.^[6][7][8] The satellite has 500 Gbit/s of throughput.^[9]

It was launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on 29 July 2023 at 10:07 UTC (11:07 pm EDT on 28 July, local time at the launch site).