JUPITER 2 Launch: March 2017 Position: 97.1° West longitude Coverage: North America, including Continental United States, Mexico, and Canada Service sectors: Consumer, small business, enterprise, government, service providers and mobility Capacity: 200 Gbps Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral (SSL) Launched in March 2017, JUPITER™ 2 (EchoStar XIX) doubled the Ka-band capacity of JUPITER 1 and increased the availability of HughesNet® high-speed satellite internet service coast-to-coast across the continental United States, as well as Mexico and Canada. JUPITER 2 has a multi-spot beam, bent-pipe Ka-band architecture based on the SSL 1300 platform. The satellite enables download speeds up to 25 Mbps, which the FCC set as the definitive rate for broadband, distinguishing JUPITER 2 as the first ever satellite to deliver broadband speeds from coast to coast across the U.S. With JUPITER 2, Hughes launched HughesNet Gen5 service. Related News EchoStar XIX Satellite with JUPITER High-Throughput Technology Successfully Positioned in Orbital Slot READ PRESS RELEASE Off Xplornet and Hughes Sign Agreement for Echostar XIX High Throughput Satellite Broadband Capacity over Canada READ PRESS RELEASE Off Lockheed Martin Awarded Commercial Atlas Launch Contract for EchoStar XIX Communications Satellite READ PRESS RELEASE Off