OrganizationCOMPANYCONFIRMED
Hughes
@hughesconnects
H 
Legal name
Hughes
Founded
1971
Website
X profile
Location
Germantown, MD
Ownership
PRIVATE
Contract Awards
Consolidated award signal from sourced logistics events.
Award count
0
Total disclosed
Not available
Latest award
Not available
No contract award source available.
Links
Identity Trust
Computed from durable identifiers and the number of independent source systems attached to this entity.
Trust score
21/100
Confidence
Sparse
Identifier types
3
DOMAINX_USER_IDX_USERNAME
Reference sources: SpaceIndex.io Firecrawl review, Space Index external X list import
Company News
Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to StarlinkSpaceNews / Aug 3, 2026
EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
The post Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink appeared first on SpaceNews.Brian Hughes Returns to NASA in Charge of Kennedy and Wallops Launch OperationsSpacePolicyOnline.com / May 8, 2026Brian Hughes, who headed the Florida arm of President Trump’s 2024 campaign and served as NASA Chief of Staff for several months last year, is returning to the agency to […]NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations RoleNASA / May 8, 2026NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Hughes will provide enterprise-level leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for NASA’s launch infrastructure. Reporting to NASA Headquarters in Washington, Hughes will have direct responsibility for […]Hughes targets sovereign satcom demand with network control softwareSpaceNews / Mar 26, 2026
Company rolls out AI-enabled modem as militaries shift to hybrid networks
The post Hughes targets sovereign satcom demand with network control software appeared first on SpaceNews.
Evidence
RESEARCH_REPORTNewSpace Index commercial satellite constellations
RESEARCH_REPORTSpaceIndex.io Firecrawl review
OFFICIALLaunch Library 2 API
RESEARCH_REPORTNew Space Tracker company directory
INTERNAL_NOTESpace Index external X list import
UNKNOWNSpace Index X list
Profile Metadata
X location
Germantown, MD
X bio link
Outgoing Relationships
'Global leader in satellite broadband solutions & services'.
xLocation field.
Incoming Relationships
No records available.
All Contract Awards
No records available.
Identifier Reference
DOMAIN
hughes.com
SpaceIndex.io Firecrawl review
X_USER_ID
3610362977
Space Index external X list import
X_USERNAME
hughesconnects
Space Index external X list import