EchoStar XVII & MSG-3

EchoStar XVII or EchoStar 17, also known as Jupiter 1, is an American geostationary high throughput communications satellite that is operated by Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 107.1° West, from where it is used for satellite internet access over HughesNet.

MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) features 12 channels enhanced imaging radiometer (SEVIRI) and the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument. The high performance of the new generation is 4 times better than the other ones on the market and 10 times better than the Meteosat of the first generation.