Englewood, COFounded 198013,700+ employeesSATS
$50M raisedIPO· last: post ipo debt (Oct 2024)· 2 rounds
Backed by(1 investors)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration · Lead
3 layoff events · Last: Apr 2025
American telecommunications and satellite company founded in 1980 by Charlie Ergen. EchoStar operates geostationary satellites and provides satellite internet via Hughes Network Systems. After a 2008 spin-off created separate EchoStar and Dish Network companies, the two reunified in January 2024 under EchoStar.
