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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property and equipment, net | Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Satellite system | $ | 1,587 |  |  | $ | 1,587 |
Terrestrial repeater network | 99 |  |  | 98 |
Leasehold improvements | 76 |  |  | 58 |
Broadcast studio equipment | 112 |  |  | 111 |
Capitalized software and hardware | 875 |  |  | 824 |
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities | 80 |  |  | 76 |
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | 101 |  |  | 97 |
Land | 38 |  |  | 38 |
Building | 63 |  |  | 63 |
Construction in progress | 486 |  |  | 412 |
Total property and equipment | 3,517 |  |  | 3,364 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (1,931 | ) |  | (1,851 | )
Property and equipment, net | $ | 1,586 |  |  | $ | 1,513 |
Summary of orbiting satellites | The chart below provides certain information on our satellites as of March 31, 2019:
Satellite Description |  | Year Delivered |  | Estimated End of Depreciable Life
SIRIUS FM-5 |  | 2009 |  | 2024
SIRIUS FM-6 |  | 2013 |  | 2028
XM-3 |  | 2005 |  | 2020
XM-4 |  | 2006 |  | 2021
XM-5 |  | 2010 |  | 2025
Years in which licenses expire | The following table outlines the years in which each of our satellite licenses expires:
FCC satellite licenses |  | Expiration year
SIRIUS FM-5 |  | 2025
SIRIUS FM-6 |  | 2022
XM-3 |  | 2021
XM-4 |  | 2022
XM-5 |  | 2026
Construction in progress |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property and equipment, net | Construction in progress consists of the following:
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Satellite system | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 296 |
Terrestrial repeater network | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Capitalized software and hardware | 117 |  |  | 77 |
Other | 43 |  |  | 34 |
Construction in progress | $ | 486 |  |  | $ | 412 |

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