EchoStar XV

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced in December 2004 that it has been selected by EchoStar Communications Corporation, Englewood, Colo., to build EchoStar XV, a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) based on SS/Ls SSL-1300 platform that will support EchoStars DISH Network and serve as backup to its existing fleet. EchoStar XV, anticipated to be delivered in early 2007, will be the fifth SS/L-built satellite in the EchoStar fleet. Space Systems/Loral announced in April 2008 that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) for EchoStar Communications Corporation. The new satellite, which is based on SS/L's space-proven SSL-1300 platform, will support the expansion of DISH Network's programming and services.