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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Schedule of carrying and fair values of entity's debt facilities

		As of
		September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
		Carrying						Carrying
		Value			Fair Value			Value			Fair Value
		(In thousands)
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019		$	1,100,000		$	1,072,500		$	—		$	—
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021		900,000			873,000			—			—
Mortgages and other notes payable		6,895			6,895			6,535			6,535
Subtotal		2,006,895			$	1,952,395		6,535			$	6,535
Capital lease obligations (1)		390,744			NA			406,350			NA
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)		$	2,397,639					$	412,885

(1) Disclosure regarding fair value of capital leases is not required.

Schedule of depreciation on satellites acquired under capital lease agreements

		For the Three Months						For the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Depreciation expense - capital leases		$	7,222		$	6,444		$	21,265		$	21,645

Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations

For the Years Ended December 31,
2011 (three months remaining)		$	30,971
2012		123,331
2013		121,674
2014		115,925
2015		50,200
Thereafter		429,000
Total minimum lease payments		871,101
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments		(264,921		)
Net minimum lease payments		606,180
Less: Amount representing interest		(215,436		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments		390,744
Less: Current portion		(57,028		)
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations		$	333,716

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