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Satellite Network and Other Equipment, Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Satellite Network and Other Equipment, Net

5. Satellite Network and Other Equipment, Net

Satellite network and other equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Land

 

$

381

 

 

$

381

 

Satellite network

 

 

200,398

 

 

 

198,746

 

Capitalized software

 

 

94,994

 

 

 

83,320

 

Computer hardware

 

 

7,250

 

 

 

6,528

 

Other

 

 

13,098

 

 

 

7,787

 

Assets under construction

 

 

11,670

 

 

 

13,832

 

 

 

 

327,791

 

 

 

310,594

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(195,029

)

 

 

(165,041

)

 

 

$

132,762

 

 

$

145,553

 

 

During the quarters ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized internal costs attributable to the design, development and enhancement of the Company’s products and services that have not yet been placed into service and internal-use software of $3,390 and $3,435, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized internal costs attributable to the design, development and enhancement of the Company’s products and services that have not yet been placed into service and internal-use software of $11,248 and $10,728, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization expense for the quarters ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $9,470 and $9,544, respectively. This includes amortization of internal-use software of $823 and $767, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $28,875 and $28,263, respectively, including amortization of internal-use software of $2,288 and $2,373, respectively.

For the quarters ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $4,178 and $4,236 of depreciation and amortization expense, respectively, relate to cost of services and $534 and $712, respectively, relate to cost of product sales, as these assets support the Company’s revenue generating activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $12,645 and $12,735 of depreciation and amortization expense, respectively, relate to cost of services and $1,564 and $2,110, respectively, relate to cost of product sales, as these assets support the Company’s revenue generating activities.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, assets under construction primarily consisted of costs associated with acquiring, developing, enhancing and testing software and hardware for internal and external use that have not yet been placed into service.