SpaceX purchase of EchoStar AWS-4 and H-block spectrum
EchoStar agreed to sell spectrum to SpaceX for direct-to-cell Starlink service.
- Company
- EchoStar AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licences
- Type
- M&A
- Status
- Announced
- Date
- 8 Sep 2025
- Value
- US$17bn
- Value basis
- About US$17bn in cash and SpaceX stock
- Region
- US
- Segment
- Spectrum
Parties
Key terms
- Price
- about US$17bn
Sources
- EchoStar 8-K: spectrum sale to SpaceX sec.gov · 8 Sep 2025
Record ORB-INV-2025-0013. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.
