| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Echostar 17 |
| 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) | -107.1 |
| Perigee (km) | 35781 |
| Apogee (km) | 35794 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000154183715827551 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.13 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 6100 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 16100 |
| Date of Launch | 05-07-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-035A |
| NORAD Number | 38551 |
| Comments | All ka-band communications. |