| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Echostar 16 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Echostar Technologies, LLC |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -61.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000237214156940886 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 6658 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 3228 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 20-11-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-065A |
| NORAD Number | 39008 |
| Comments | Direct-to-home over CONUS. |