Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 28, 2023
Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member] \| Satellites [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expiration year of in-orbit satellite performance incentive obligation	2028
2025 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings	5.625%
2027 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings	5.625%
2028 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings	6.50%
2031 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings				7.50%
Ex-Im Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings	2.38%
Inmarsat Senior Secured Notes 2029 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings			9.00%
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Satellite performance incentives obligation	8,500,000	11,400,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| 2025 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt		$ 438,600,000
Interest rate on the outstanding borrowings		5.625%
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| 2027 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt	597,700,000	$ 575,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| 2028 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt	389,500,000	350,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| 2031 Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt	685,700,000	552,800,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Ex-Im Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt	9,700,000	19,200,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Inmarsat Senior Secured Notes 2029 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt	$ 2,080,000,000.00	$ 1,820,000,000

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