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Hughes, primarily operating through Hughes Network Systems, is a major provider of broadband satellite services and managed network solutions. They design and manufacture satellite terminals, including innovative electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations like OneWeb. Hughes partners with companies like Eutelsat and provides services to enterprises, governments, and airlines, including in-flight connectivity, and works with the U.S. Air Force. Key products and services include the HughesNet internet service, JUPITER System, and managed LEO services.

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Germantown, Maryland, United States
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Delta Air Lines selected Hughes Network Systems to connect 400 Boeing 717 and smaller regional jets that were previously using Intelsat’s air-to-ground connectivity service.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 30, 2023Intelsat to bring multi-orbit Wi-Fi to regional American Airlines jets

L3Harris designed and delivered four reflectors for the Hughes JUPITER 3 satellite, which is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 22, 2023L3Harris Space Reflectors Successfully Deployed on Hughes JUPITER 3 Communications Satellite

JUPITER 3 will support Hughes Network Systems’ efforts to provide internet access to rural customers across the Americas and to enable applications such as in-flight Wi-Fi, enterprise networking, and cellular backhaul for mobile network operators.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 19, 2023Hughes JUPITER 3 initiates over the air testing with the ground system

JUPITER 3 will join the Hughes JUPITER fleet, which includes two other Maxar-built spacecraft.

RelationshipsCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Nov 17, 2023Maxar Successfully Transfers Operations of JUPITER 3 Commercial Satellite to EchoStar

JUPITER 3 will join the Hughes JUPITER fleet, which includes two other Maxar-built spacecraft.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 16, 2023Maxar Space Systems Successfully Hands Over the Largest Commercial Satellite Built, JUPITER 3, to EchoStar

Hughes Network Systems, EchoStar’s internet provider subsidiary, had about 1.6 million subscribers after declining by 65,000 from the end of 2022.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Nov 6, 2023Dish Network CEO makes early exit

Hughes JUPITER 3 is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built and launched in July and will enter service later 2023.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Nov 3, 2023Delta Air Lines selects Hughes in-flight connectivity

Delta Air Lines selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi-Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 3, 2023Delta Air Lines selects Hughes in-flight connectivity

The Hughes In-Flight solution is forward-compatible with the Hughes JUPITER 3 ultra-high-density satellite, which launched in July and will enter service later 2023.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Nov 2, 2023Delta Air Lines Selects Hughes for Enhanced In-Flight Connectivity on Regional Aircraft

Delta Air Lines selected the Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution to power passenger Wi‑Fi service on more than 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets serving North America.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 2, 2023Delta Air Lines Selects Hughes for Enhanced In-Flight Connectivity on Regional Aircraft

The Hughes In-Flight connectivity solution delivers reliable in-flight connectivity even over busy airport hubs and provides fast gate-to-gate connectivity.

CapabilityValue 2.0Nov 2, 2023Delta Air Lines Selects Hughes for Enhanced In-Flight Connectivity on Regional Aircraft

Hughes Network Systems plans to begin work in mid-2024 to install antennas compatible with its Ka-band geostationary (GEO) network, including the Jupiter-3 satellite expected to enter service by the end of 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 1, 2023Delta swapping out Intelsat Wi-Fi for Hughes on 400 planes

Delta Air Lines selected Hughes Network Systems to upgrade the Wi-Fi on around 400 Boeing 717 and smaller regional jets serving North America that currently use Intelsat’s inflight connectivity services.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 1, 2023Delta swapping out Intelsat Wi-Fi for Hughes on 400 planes

The Falcon Heavy side boosters used for the Psyche launch had each flown three previous missions: USSF-44, USSF-67, and Hughes JUPTER 3, making Psyche their fourth launch.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 13, 2023UPDATE: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche mission to study a strange metallic asteroid

The demonstration achieved link closure from the CesiumAstro terminal to a Hughes ground station in Woodbine, Maryland.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro’s Ka-band SATCOM terminal achieved link closure to a Hughes ground station in Woodbine, Maryland.

CapabilityValue 4.5Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

'Flying Higher' is funded by Hughes.

FinancialGeneralValue 1.8Sep 27, 2023New Better Satellite World video from SSPI explores the value of GEO

Companies like Hughes are launching GEO satellites the size of buses to provide high-speed broadband to millions of customers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2Sep 27, 2023New Better Satellite World video from SSPI explores the value of GEO

Hughes Network Systems has a distribution agreement with OneWeb Technologies to deliver managed wideband LEO services to the Department of Defense.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Aug 23, 2023U.S. Space Force Awards IDIQ Contract to Hughes for Proliferated LEO Satellite Services

The IDIQ vehicle awarded to Hughes Network Systems is valued at up to $900,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Aug 23, 2023U.S. Space Force Awards IDIQ Contract to Hughes for Proliferated LEO Satellite Services
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