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EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Hits Ch. 11 With $1.5B In Debt

By Alex Wittenberg · August 3, 2026, 10:57 AM EDT

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., a unit of telecommunications company EchoStar that provides broadband internet services, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court with about $1.5 billion in funded...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., a unit of telecommunications company EchoStar that provides broadband internet services, filed for Chapter 11 to restructure its funded debt and refocus on its enterprise, government and defense businesses,

Case Number

4:26-bk-90739

Judge

Alfredo R. Perez

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$1 billion to $10 billion

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Case Information

Case Title

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

Case Number

4:26-bk-90739

Court

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

August 02, 2026

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