FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ergen Three Year 2015 SATS GRAT 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

EchoStar CORP [ SATS ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below)
Joint Filing Group
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE,  		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/30/2016
(Street)

LITTLETON, CO 80123
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock     (1) 11/30/2016     G   (2)   V    1995242   (2)     (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock   1995242.0     (1) 7004758   D   (3) (4)  
Class B Common Stock     (5)                    (5)   (5) Class A Common Stock   2680131.0     2680131   D   (4) (6)  

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On November 30, 2015, Charles W. Ergen established a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), the Ergen Three-Year 2015 SATS GRAT (the "2015 GRAT"), and contributed a total of 9,000,000 Class B shares to the 2015 GRAT. The 2015 GRAT may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
( 2)  Pursuant to the terms of the 2015 GRAT, 1,995,242 Class B shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2016, with the 2015 GRAT retaining 7,004,758 Class B shares. The 2015 GRAT expires in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2018.
( 3)  These securities are owned directly by the 2015 GRAT.
( 4)  There is no formal agreement to vote or dispose of the shares owned by each GRAT in a particular manner, except that the trust agreement for each GRAT contains an irrevocable provision that provides that the trustee will not dispose of any shares of the issuer held by the GRAT unless a Change of Control Event (as defined in Item 6 of the GRATs' Schedule 13D/A filed on December 1, 2016) occurs. The dispositive and voting power of the shares held by each of the GRATs is independent of each other, except to the extent that Mr. William R. Gouger is the trustee of each of the GRATs and in that respect is able to control the disposition and voting of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by each such GRAT.
( 5)  On May 30, 2014, Charles W. Ergen established a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), the Ergen Three-Year 2014 SATS GRAT (the "2014 GRAT"), and contributed 10,000,000 Class B shares to the 2014 GRAT. The 2014 GRAT may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
( 6)  These securities are owned directly by the 2014 GRAT.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ergen Three Year 2015 SATS GRAT
5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE
LITTLETON, CO 80123
X
Joint Filing Group
ERGEN THREE YEAR 2014 SATS GRAT
5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE
LITTLETON, CO 80123


Joint Filing Group

Signatures
/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2015 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, his Attorney-in-Fact 12/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2014 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, his Attorney-in-Fact 12/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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