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EchoStar

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commercialFounded 1980
www.echostar.com/
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SpaceX acquired EchoStar’s spectrum for $17 billion, making Starlink the most vertically integrated direct-to-device (D2D) operator.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/2/2025The Next Wave in Connectivity: Commercial Satellite D2D Takes Shape

The transaction between EchoStar and SpaceX will strengthen EchoStar's ability to develop new business opportunities and growth in value for its shareholders.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/7/2025SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal

Hamid Akhavan stated that the transaction with SpaceX will strengthen EchoStar’s ability to develop new business opportunities.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/6/2025Latest News

EchoStar secured highest priority spectrum rights in the 2 GHz band for a non-geostationary orbit satellite constellation.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/3/2025Latest News

EchoStar is seeking to fill Jupiter-3’s 500 gigabits-per-second capacity over the Americas with new customers following prior bandwidth constraints that weighed on revenues.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/12/2024Jupiter-3 enters commercial service

EchoStar expects to launch an initial global service in 2024 after deploying its first batch of satellites.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/6/2023Cash-rich EchoStar to take on global IoT market next year

EchoStar plans to launch another nanosatellite with a different propulsion system in the second or third quarter of 2021.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/23/2021EchoStar reports Jupiter-3 delay and nanosatellite failures

EchoStar Corp. plans to launch the Jupiter 3 broadband satellite in the first quarter of 2022 and has not yet selected a launch provider.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/6/2020EchoStar launch of Jupiter 3 broadband satellite slips to 2022

EchoStar reported a loss of $21,100,000 on revenues of $472,300,000 for the months of July, August, and September.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/14/2019EchoStar, fresh off Helios Wire acquisition, orders S-band smallsats from Tyvak

Inmarsat twice rejected offers from U.S. satellite operator EchoStar, including a highest offer of £3,200,000,000.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/11/2019Inmarsat shareholders approve takeover offer

Tarana Wireless raised $60,000,000 from satellite operator EchoStar and Khosla Ventures.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/22/2019EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture