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Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Schedule of property and equipment | ​
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​ | ​ | Depreciable | ​ | As of
​ | ​ | Life | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | (In Years) |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers | ​ | 2 | - | 5 | ​ | $ | 1,699,486 | ​ | $ | 1,784,801
Satellites (1) | ​ | 5 | - | 15 | ​ | ​ | 3,435,260 | ​ | ​ | 3,872,664
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements | ​ | ​ | 15 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 358,754 | ​ | ​ | 344,972
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | ​ | 1 | - | 20 | ​ | ​ | 1,602,421 | ​ | ​ | 1,686,992
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO (1)(2) | ​ | 3 | - | 15 | ​ | ​ | 89,633 | ​ | ​ | 5,382,706
Software and computer equipment (1) | ​ | 1 | - | 8 | ​ | ​ | 1,625,774 | ​ | ​ | 2,216,007
Buildings and improvements | ​ | 1 | - | 40 | ​ | ​ | 515,635 | ​ | ​ | 513,419
Land | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 42,985 | ​ | ​ | 42,842
Construction in progress (1) | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 484,256 | ​ | ​ | 1,570,275
Total property and equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9,854,204 | ​ | ​ | 17,414,678
Accumulated depreciation | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (6,769,411) | ​ | ​ | (8,227,546)
Property and equipment, net (3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 3,084,793 | ​ | $ | 9,187,132
(1) | This change primarily resulted from the non-cash impairment of long-lived assets. See Note 1 for further information.
(2) | Historically, includes 5G Network assets acquired under finance lease agreements.
(3) | As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no refunds and other receipts of purchases of property and equipment.
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Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Three Months Ended | ​ | For the Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers | ​ | $ | 56,221 | ​ | $ | 83,778 | ​ | $ | 177,243 | ​ | $ | 214,723
Satellites | ​ | ​ | 55,829 | ​ | ​ | 74,464 | ​ | ​ | 186,092 | ​ | ​ | 225,365
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | ​ | ​ | 24,106 | ​ | ​ | 20,685 | ​ | ​ | 85,377 | ​ | ​ | 96,105
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO | ​ | ​ | 159,115 | ​ | ​ | 187,281 | ​ | ​ | 584,029 | ​ | ​ | 533,575
Software and computer equipment | ​ | ​ | 82,517 | ​ | ​ | 94,193 | ​ | ​ | 298,677 | ​ | ​ | 278,746
Intangible assets and other amortization expense | ​ | ​ | 13,503 | ​ | ​ | 17,033 | ​ | ​ | 41,261 | ​ | ​ | 121,845
Total depreciation and amortization | ​ | $ | 391,291 | ​ | $ | 477,434 | ​ | $ | 1,372,679 | ​ | $ | 1,470,359
Schedule of asset retirement obligations | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Three Months Ended | ​ | For the Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ | ​ | 2025 |  | 2024 | ​ | 2025 | ​ | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period | ​ | $ | 347,720 | ​ | $ | 300,475 | ​ | $ | 327,031 | ​ | $ | 278,287
Liabilities incurred | ​ | ​ | 337 | ​ | ​ | 5,051 | ​ | ​ | 5,222 | ​ | ​ | 14,010
Accretion expense | ​ | ​ | 9,115 | ​ | ​ | 7,114 | ​ | ​ | 24,919 | ​ | ​ | 20,343
Remeasurement of estimate | ​ | ​ | 80,459 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 80,459 | ​ | ​ | —
Balance, end of period | ​ | $ | 437,631 | ​ | $ | 312,640 | ​ | $ | 437,631 | ​ | $ | 312,640
Pay-TV |
Schedule of satellites | As of September 30, 2025, our Pay-TV segment satellite fleet consisted of the following: ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Degree | ​ | Lease
​ | ​ | Launch | ​ | Orbital | ​ | Termination
Satellites |  | Date |  | Location |  | Date
Owned: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
EchoStar X | ​ | February 2006 | ​ | 110 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XI | ​ | July 2008 | ​ | 110 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XIV | ​ | March 2010 | ​ | 119 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XV | ​ | July 2010 | ​ | 119 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XVI | ​ | November 2012 | ​ | 61.5 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XVIII | ​ | June 2016 | ​ | 61.5 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XXIII | ​ | March 2017 | ​ | 110 | ​ | N/A
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Under Construction: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
EchoStar XXV | ​ | 2026 | ​ | 110 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XXVI | ​ | 2028 | ​ | 119 | ​ | N/A
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Leased from Other Third-Party: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Nimiq 5 | ​ | September 2009 | ​ | 72.7 | ​ | October 2029
Broadband and Satellite Services |
Schedule of satellites | As of September 30, 2025, our Broadband and Satellite Services segment satellite fleet consisted of the following: ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Degree | ​ | Lease
​ | ​ | Launch | ​ | Orbital | ​ | Termination
Satellites |  | Date |  | Location |  | Date
Owned: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
EchoStar XVII | ​ | July 2012 | ​ | 107 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XIX | ​ | December 2016 | ​ | 97.1 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XXI (1) | ​ | June 2017 | ​ | 10.25 | ​ | N/A
EchoStar XXIV | ​ | July 2023 | ​ | 95.2 | ​ | N/A
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Leased from Other Third-Party: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Eutelsat 65 West A | ​ | March 2016 | ​ | 65 | ​ | July 2031
Telesat T19V | ​ | July 2018 | ​ | 63 | ​ | August 2033
EchoStar 105/SES-11 | ​ | October 2017 | ​ | 105 | ​ | November 2030
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| (1) | As of September 30, 2025, we impaired the EchoStar XXI satellite and wrote down the carrying value of the satellite to the estimated fair value of zero. See Note 1 for further information.
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