News: Echostar
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2026 EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
- EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026 EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch direct television satellite for EchoStar Spaceflight Now · 9 Mar 2026 The launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite is SpaceX’s first launch to a geosynchronous transfer orbit so far this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC).
- EchoStar sells more direct-to-device spectrum for bigger SpaceX stake SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 Geostationary satellite operator EchoStar is selling another batch of radio frequencies to help improve SpaceX’s direct-to-cell services in the United States, in return for $2.6 billion worth of the company’s stock.
- EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025 EchoStar said Oct. 3 it has met regulatory conditions needed to maintain rights to the global S-band spectrum it is selling to SpaceX in a deal worth more than $17 billion.
- What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned $5 billion low Earth o...
- SpaceX planning first tests of new direct-to-device spectrum next year SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025 SpaceX expects to begin testing direct-to-device services using newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar as soon as the end of next year.
- EchoStar eyes satcom expansion after ‘forced pivot’ from spectrum sales SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2025 EchoStar is looking for ways to expand its communications business as an “asset-light growth company,” CEO Hamid Akhavan said Sept. 15.
- FCC closes EchoStar probes as spectrum sales reshape D2D race SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 The FCC has dropped investigations into EchoStar as the satellite operator moves to sell spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T in deals totalling more than $40 billion.
- EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2025 EchoStar has abandoned its plans to create a direct-to-device satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, selling spectrum to SpaceX while canceling a brand-new contract with MDA Space.
- EchoStar delays bankruptcy threat after Trump pushes for FCC resolution SpaceNews · 27 Jun 2025 EchoStar has delayed a potential bankruptcy filing to allow more time for talks with regulators reviewing whether the satellite operator is complying with conditions tied to its spectrum licenses.
- EchoStar bets on TV amid FCC mobile scrutiny SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2025 EchoStar has ordered another geostationary satellite for its Dish Network TV broadcast business, even as the company signals the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection amid a regulatory probe into its mobile spectr...
- EchoStar plots direct-to-device satellite push after shedding Dish and debt SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2024 EchoStar plans to aggressively expand its satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services after shedding debt and its video distribution business.
- Jupiter-3 enters commercial service SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2024 EchoStar’s giant Jupiter-3 broadband satellite is performing as expected with early customers getting download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, according to an executive for the U.S. operator.
- FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network and EchoStar, its sister company focused on broadband services from space, have cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the way of their merger plans.
- Dish Network CEO makes early exit SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2023 Dish Network said its CEO Erik Carlson is resigning Nov. 12 ahead of the broadcaster’s merger with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space, after posting a steep drop in satellite...
- Dish Network & EchoStar Announce Merger The Launch Pad · 8 Aug 2023 DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) have officially entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction, combining their strengths to create a dynamic forc...
- Dish and EchoStar agree terrestrial and space connectivity merger SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023 Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network announced plans Aug. 8 to merge with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space.
- Billionaire Charlie Ergen merging Dish and EchoStar to expand mobile and satellite telecom empire CNBC · 8 Aug 2023 Billionaire Charlie Ergen is consolidating his telecom empire, merging his companies DISH Network and EchoStar in an all-stock deal.
- Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit SpaceNews · 29 Jul 2023 SpaceX launched EchoStar’s more than nine metric ton Jupiter-3 spacecraft July 28 and successfully dropped off the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit.
- SpaceX delays Falcon Heavy, moves forward with Starlink launch Teslarati · 27 Jul 2023 SpaceX delayed the Falcon Heavy Echostar XXIV/Jupiter 3 mission by 24 hours and will move forward with a Falcon 9 Starlink launch...
- Falcon Heavy launches largest ever geostationary satellite NASASpaceflight · 26 Jul 2023 For its third flight this year, Falcon Heavy conducted the record-breaking launch of EchoStar 24. Also known as Jupiter 3, this payload will be the heaviest satellite launched to a geostationary transfer orbit, massing 9...
- Launch roundup: Falcon Heavy launches largest GEO satellite, Rocket Lab’s Electron to complete 40th flight NASASpaceflight · 25 Jul 2023 The week of July 24 through July 30 will end the month with at least four more launches, focused mostly on increasing the number of Earth-imaging satellites sent to space. Firstly, China launched Yaogn satellites atop th...
- SpaceX gears up for Falcon Heavy launch Teslarati · 25 Jul 2023 SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, July 26th, for the launch of the Jupiter 3/Echostar XXIV communications satellite from Launch Complex...
- Merger rumors swirl around Dish and EchoStar SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2023 Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is rumored to be considering recombining with internet-focused sister company EchoStar to strengthen its financial resources.
- EchoStar has fingers crossed for August Falcon Heavy launch SpaceNews · 10 May 2023 EchoStar said its long-awaited Jupiter 3 satellite should be ready for a Falcon Heavy launch in August, although its deployment faces further delays if a higher priority government project takes this window.
- Maxar to compensate Echostar for Jupiter 3 delays SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 Echostar said Nov. 22 that Maxar Technologies is providing compensation for production issues that have delayed the launch of its Jupiter 3 satellite to at least the first half of 2023.
- EchoStar says Jupiter-3 won’t be ready for 2022 launch SpaceNews · 5 May 2022 EchoStar says satellite builder Maxar Technologies won’t deliver its long-awaited Jupiter-3 satellite in time for its end-of-year launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.
- Stellar Exploration propels EchoStar nanosatellite to valuable slot SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 Stellar Exploration supplied the propulsion system for the Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems spacecraft that ultimately helped EchoStar claim potentially valuable S-band spectrum rights.
- EchoStar puts faith in third nanosatellite for global S-band plan SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2021 EchoStar hopes the third time will be a charm for the U.S. satellite operator racing to secure global non-geostationary S-band rights this summer.
- EchoStar reports Jupiter-3 delay and nanosatellite failures SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2021 EchoStar Corp. announced another delay in the launch of its Jupiter-3 communications satellite and the failure of two nanosatellites to reach their intended orbits, during a Feb. 23 quarterly earnings call.
- EchoStar launch of Jupiter 3 broadband satellite slips to 2022 SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2020 EchoStar Corp. plans to launch the Jupiter 3 broadband satellite in the first quarter of 2022 but has not yet selected a launch provider, company officials said during a Nov. 5 earnings call.
- EchoStar says Jupiter-3 launch timing clouded by coronavirus SpaceNews · 12 May 2020
- Yahsat joint venture boosts EchoStar subscriber count SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2020
- EchoStar, Khosla Ventures invest $60 million in Wyler-backed broadband venture SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2019
- Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2019