Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered the EchoStarXV communications satellite to the launch site at Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan.

EchoStar XV, built for EchoStar Orbital Corporation II, is a direct broadcast satellite that will facilitate the expansion of DISH Network’s programming and services.

Based on SS/L’s 1300 platform, the satellite will enable a range of applications.

The satellite is scheduled for launch in July 2010 atop an International Launch Services Proton Breeze M vehicle.