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EchoStar orders initial MDA satellites for $5 billion LEO constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar has placed a $1.3 billion order with MDA Space for the first 100 satellites of a $5 billion direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity constellation, even as regulatory scrutiny of the company’s spectrum licenses threatens to push it into bankruptcy.
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