Number of satellites in geostationary orbit utilized by reporting entity.

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Number of satellites in geostationary orbit utilized by reporting entity owned.

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Number of satellites in geostationary orbit utilized by reporting entity under operating leases.

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Number Of Satellites Leased

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Property Plant Equipment Lease Extension Term

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Property Plant Equipment Lease Term

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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	177 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022 item	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Property and equipment
Payment to customer \| $	$ 0			$ 30,000,000
Pay-TV Satellites
Property and equipment
Number of satellites utilized in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator			11
Owned satellites			7
Number of satellites utilized under operating lease			1
Number of satellites leased			3
Anik F3 Satellite
Property and equipment
Satellite lease term		2 years
Satellite lease extension term		1 year