Echostar: Commercial (United States), launches, rockets and satellites

Industry / Companies / Echostar

0Orbital launches

0All launches (incl. suborbital)

14Satellites in orbit

0Satellites built

0Rockets / spacecraft

Echostar is a commercial company based in the United States, founded in 2007. Our records show 14 satellites in orbit.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Echostar Communications Corp 0 orbital launches · 9 satellites in orbit Helios Wire (Echostar) 0 orbital launches · 4 satellites in orbit

In the news

Recent headlines

Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2026
EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch direct television satellite for EchoStar Spaceflight Now · 9 Mar 2026
EchoStar sells more direct-to-device spectrum for bigger SpaceX stake SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025
EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025
What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025
SpaceX planning first tests of new direct-to-device spectrum next year SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025
EchoStar eyes satcom expansion after ‘forced pivot’ from spectrum sales SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2025
FCC closes EchoStar probes as spectrum sales reshape D2D race SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025
EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025

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Provenance

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This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.