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Dish Network and EchoStar intend to complete their merger before the end of 2023.
DISH filed a license modification application in 2010 to operate the EchoStar-7 satellite at a different longitude than authorized.
Dish Network posted a net loss of $139,000,000 for the third quarter of 2023.
DISH agreed in the Consent Decree that the FCC has jurisdiction over it and the matters contained in the Consent Decree.
DISH estimated that the deorbit maneuvers for EchoStar-7 would occur in May 2022.
DISH received an initial license for the EchoStar-7 satellite in early 2002.
DISH committed to maneuvering the EchoStar-7 satellite to a disposal orbit at least 300 kilometers above its operational orbit in its debris mitigation plan.
DISH submitted a debris mitigation plan and the FCC granted its modification application.
The Federal Communications Commission fined Dish Network $150,000 for failing to properly remove a satellite from geostationary orbit.
The FCC approved a Dish Network plan in 2012 to move EchoStar-7 at the end of its mission to 300 km above geostationary orbit.
The settlement includes an admission of liability from Dish Network for leaving EchoStar-7 at 122 km above its operational geostationary arc.
Dish Network agreed to develop and improve methods to track propellant reserves as part of its orbital debris safety measures.
Three months before the planned May 2022 move, Dish Network found insufficient propellant remaining on EchoStar-7.
Dish Network must select a senior corporate manager within 30 days to serve as a compliance officer overseeing its orbital debris mitigation efforts.
EchoStar-7 was left 122 km above its operational geostationary arc, which is less than halfway to Dish Network’s agreed disposal altitude of 300 km above geostationary orbit.
Dish Network ordered a geostationary satellite from Maxar Technologies in April to expand high-definition broadcast services over North America.
On 2023-08-14, the Europa Clipper spacecraft received its dish-shaped high-gain antenna.
The exchange ratio represents a premium of 12.9% to EchoStar stockholders as implied by the unaffected 30-day volume weighted average closing stock prices of DISH Network and EchoStar Corporation on 2023-07-05.
No further action by DISH Network or EchoStar Corporation stockholders is required to approve the transaction.
The majority shareholder group currently holds approximately 90% of the combined voting power of DISH Network and approximately 93% of the combined voting power of EchoStar Corporation.