Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

The following table presents the composition of property and equipment:

		December 31,
	Useful Life	2024		2023
		(In thousands)
Satellite system	17.5 years	$	3,242,845	$	3,242,829
Ground system	5-7 years	76,994		70,497
Equipment	3-5 years	55,041		51,788
Internally developed software and purchased software	3-7 years	369,080		332,824
Building and leasehold improvements	5-39 years	39,157		33,433
Total depreciable property and equipment		3,783,117		3,731,371
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,991,387)		(1,804,884)
Total depreciable property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		1,791,730		1,926,487
Land		8,037		8,037
Construction-in-process:
Spare satellites		181,762		181,557
Other construction-in-process		99,015		79,677
Total property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		$	2,080,544	$	2,195,758