| Organisation phase | From | To | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Network Systems HNS | 1987 | 2011 | US |
| Echostar/Hughes Satellite Systems Corp EHNS CURRENT | 2011 | — | US |
| Limb | State | Tier | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of registry | US | T1 OFFICIAL | Registered with the UN by US in ST/SG/SER.E/1149 Registration Convention Art. II — a State of registry must be a launching State |
| Launch agency | US | T3 DERIVED | Launch conducted by SpaceX (US) Outer Space Treaty Art. VII, Liability Convention Art. I(c) and Registration Convention Art. I(a) — State which launches a space object |
| Facility | US | T3 DERIVED | Launched from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, a facility of US Outer Space Treaty Art. VII, Liability Convention Art. I(c) and Registration Convention Art. I(a) — State from whose facility an object is launched |
| Territory | US | T3 DERIVED | Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA is on the territory of US (operated by US) — OAR launch-site mapping (CelesTrak SATCAT site code) Outer Space Treaty Art. VII, Liability Convention Art. I(c) and Registration Convention Art. I(a) — State from whose territory an object is launched |
| Procurement | US | T4 INFERRED | Inferred from owner nationality: Echostar/Hughes Satellite Systems Corp (US) [one of two owners of record; GCAT owner field "EHNS/ECHOC" names Echostar Corp as the other party, which is recorded as a separate claim] Outer Space Treaty Art. VII, Liability Convention Art. I(c) and Registration Convention Art. I(a) — State which procures the launching (INFERRED, not established) |