Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of future maturities of long-term debt, capital lease and contractual obligations

	Payments due by period
	Total		2020		2021		2022			2023		2024		Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations	$	10,625,996	$	1,102,430	$	2,002,554	$	2,002,683		$	1,502,820	$	2,002,964	$	2,012,545
Interest expense on long-term debt		2,524,898	$	629,410	$	533,599	$	465,969		$	310,832	$	273,188	$	311,900
Finance lease obligations (1)		212,617		48,678		53,150		41,666			38,018		31,105		—
Interest expense on finance lease obligations (1)		45,183		17,607		13,129		8,561			4,844		1,042		—
Satellite-related and other obligations (2)		219,019		71,931		65,663		41,291			23,321		16,813		—
Operating lease obligations (1)		641,792		239,660		199,062		127,300			24,571		9,191		42,008
Purchase obligations		1,241,340		1,200,025		29,284		12,031			—		—		—
Total	$	15,510,845	$	3,309,741	$	2,896,441	$	2,699,501	$		1,904,406	$	2,334,303	$	2,366,453

(1) See Note 7 for further information on leases and the adoption of ASC 842.

(2) Represents obligations for satellite related executory costs, telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services and short-term leases.