Global satellite communications company providing satellite networking, broadband, and spectrum services; partnered with SpaceX on spectrum for direct-to-cell constellation.
Global satellite communications company providing satellite networking, broadband, and spectrum services; partnered with SpaceX on spectrum for direct-to-cell constellation.
Space Systems/Loral was selected to provide a communications satellite to EchoStar Corporation; SS/L served EchoStar as the spacecraft manufacturer for the contracted satellite.
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Space Systems/Loral selected to provide at least one commercial satellite platform to EchoStar for EchoStar's satellite fleet (SSL supplies the spacecraft hardware/design/manufacture to EchoStar).
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Astro Digital— program partner · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Astro Digital integrated EchoStar’s Australian-based operations as part of EchoStar’s construction of a global S-band network; Astro Digital provided integration and operations capabilities to bring the global solution to market.
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Astro Digital integrated with EchoStar's Australian-based operations to support EchoStar's construction and operations of a global S‑band MSS/LEO interoperable network (Astro Digital supplies satellite manufacturing/operations integration capabilities to EchoStar).
ILS provided Proton-M launch services for EchoStar XXI (launched 2017).
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EchoStar customers & supported companies
SpaceX— customer · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
EchoStar sold wireless spectrum licenses (AWS‑4 and H‑block spectrum) to SpaceX and entered a commercial agreement to enable SpaceX to develop next‑generation Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell satellites; EchoStar supplies spectrum and a commercial agreement to SpaceX (transaction announced as resolving FCC inquiries).
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EchoStar sold its full portfolio of AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX for approximately $17 billion (definitive agreement September 2025).
Axesat offers and resells Hughes Ka-band satellite internet services (using capacity on Hughes 63 West satellite) to enterprise customers in Colombia (agreement announced 2019).
Bentley Walker was selected as the first European-wide distributor of EchoStar Mobile's S-band mobile satellite services network (announced 2016).
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EchoStar program partners
SpaceX— launch services · strategic partner5 connectionsTell me more
SpaceX provided Falcon 9 launch services for EchoStar satellites (multiple missions, including recent ones).
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SpaceX provided Falcon 9 launch services for EchoStar's EchoStar 105/SES‑11 satellite (SpaceX supplied the launch vehicle and launch services to put EchoStar satellite into orbit).
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SpaceX (Starlink) is cited as a commercial partner in agreements with EchoStar to jointly develop direct‑to‑cell capabilities and to operate interoperable satellite/mobile solutions; SpaceX supplies Starlink spacecraft/platform operational capabilities that enable EchoStar's direct‑to‑cell strategy.
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SpaceX and EchoStar entered a long-term commercial agreement enabling EchoStar's Boost Mobile subscribers to access SpaceX's next-generation Starlink Direct-to-Cell service via EchoStar's cloud-native 5G core (announced September 2025).
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SpaceX has a spectrum purchase and partnership arrangement with EchoStar (valued over $19 billion) to support its direct-to-cell constellation.
T-Mobile has been a wireless network-access partner referenced as supporting EchoStar's wireless coverage and traffic while EchoStar builds and optimizes its own mobile network (T‑Mobile supplies network access/roaming partnership capabilities to EchoStar).
AT&T has been disclosed as a wireless network-access partner used by EchoStar to support wireless coverage and traffic during EchoStar's network buildout (AT&T supplies network access/roaming services to EchoStar).
EchoStar and SES jointly operated the EchoStar 105/SES‑11 asset and brought EchoStar 105/SES‑11 into commercial service; EchoStar supplies Ku‑band capacity and satellite services as part of the EchoStar 105/SES‑11 collaboration with SES (operational joint satellite services relationship).
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OneWeb— strategic partner · program partner2 connectionsTell me more
OneWeb supplies LEO satellite capacity and service; Hughes (EchoStar subsidiary) acts as worldwide distribution partner and provides ground network technology (partnership expanded 2020; EchoStar investor).
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EchoStar (via Hughes) is an investor and ecosystem/ground technology partner supporting OneWeb's LEO system development and operations (ongoing since at least 2020).
EchoStar is the corporate parent and provides corporate-level infrastructure, financing, and organizational capability that enables Hughes Network Systems’ operations (Hughes Network Systems is described as 'an EchoStar company' on corporate pages).
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