UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 1, 2007 (February 28, 2007)
(Date of Report (date of earliest event reported))
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 333-138009 | | 11-3735091 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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11717 Exploration Lane Germantown, Maryland | | 20876 |
| (Address of principal executive office) | | (Zip Code) |
(301) 428-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 28, 2007, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (the “Company”) entered into a Launch Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Arianespace for the launch of the Company’s next generation SPACEWAY 3 satellite. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Ariane 5 heavy launcher will launch the SPACEWAY 3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch date is projected for August 2007.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit to this current Report on Form 8-K is listed on the Exhibit Index on page 4 hereof, which is incorporated by reference in this Item 9.01(d).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
| Date: March 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | By: | | /s/ Dean A. Manson |
| | Name: | | Dean A. Manson |
| | Title: | | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Hughes Network Systems, LLC dated March 1, 2007 |
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