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EchoStar XIX, also known as Jupiter 2, provides geosynchronous satellite-based broadband internet services to North America. The spacecraft, based on the Space Systems Loral 1300 bus, was built for HughesNet. EchoStar XIX/Jupiter 2 launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on Dec. 18, 2016. Photos courtesy: Carleton Bailie, Mike Howard, Charles Twine, Matt Gaetjens