EchoStar XVIII & BRISat

EchoStar 18 is a Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) satellite built for EchoStar Corporation. It will replace EchoStar 10 at the 110° West location. EchoStar 18 features a high-power multi-spot beam, Ku-band payload with 61 transponders. Echostar 18 will be operated by U.S.-based EchoStar Satellite Services, a provider of video distribution, data communications, and backhaul services for media and broadcast organizations, direct-to-home providers, enterprise customers, and government service providers.

The Indonesian BRIsat (Bank Rakyat Indonesia Satellite) is a communications satellite for banking purposes to be built by Space Systems/Loral for Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Space System/Loral, LLC (SSL) from US and Arianespace from France in April 2014. BRIsat was built on SSL's SSL-1300 bus carrying 45 transponders, which cover areas in Indonesia, ASEAN, Northeast Asia, some Pacific area, and West Australia. From its orbital position at 150.5° East, it delivers highly reliable communications services to BRI's 11,000 bank branches across the Indonesian archipelago.