Is Dish Network Trying to Buy Failed HD Satellite?
But a published report says SES wants to sell it to the government.
By Swanni
That's according to a report from SpaceDaily.
The SES AMC-14 satellite was launched in March, but has been declared a failure because it can't reach its proper orbit. Dish Network had planned to lease space on the satellite to expand its high-def programming lineup.
SES had planned to ditch the satellite, but now is trying to sell it to a DOD agency, SpaceDaily reports. The company wants to get rid of the satellite before a SES competitor or a Dish Network sister company can buy it from an insurance underwriter, the report says.
Dish might believe that it can still place the satellite in proper orbit if it could purchase it. SES apparently believes that would either be too costly or legally risky.
Space Daily writes that the DOD agency could also move the AMC-14 to its proper orbit for purposes unclear.
SES is concerned that EchoStar, a Dish Network sister company, might buy the satellite because it has plans for a similar satellite business.
"They would specifically like to prevent the vehicle from being bought by Echostar, the customer that originally intended to lease AMC-14 from SES," sources told SpaceDaily.
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