FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ERGEN CANTEY 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/19/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EchoStar CORP [SATS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 47 D   Class A Common Stock 6,122 I By child (1) Class A Common Stock 700,678 I By spouse Class A Common Stock 201 I By 401(k) Class A Common Stock 3,705 I By spouse's 401(k) Class A Common Stock 5,400 I By charitable foundation (2) Class A Common Stock 824 I I (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	  (4)	  (4)	Class A Common Stock	12,808,205	$ (4)	I	I (5)
Class B Common Stock	  (4)	  (4)	Class A Common Stock	4,890,958	$ (4)	I	I (6)
Class B Common Stock	  (4)	  (4)	Class A Common Stock	8,000,000	$ (4)	I	I (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ERGEN CANTEY 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Joseph Turitz, her attorney-in-fact		07/23/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	The shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting person is an officer of the charitable foundation and shares voting and dispositive power for the foundation with her spouse, Charles W. Ergen. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	These shares are held by a trust for which the reporting person has durable power of attorney for the beneficiary of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	The holder of the shares of Class B Common Stock may elect to convert any or all of their shares of Class B Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at any time for no additional consideration.
(5)	On July 19, 2018, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Charles W. Ergen, for estate planning purposes, contributed 8,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to Telluray Holdings, LLC ("Telluray") in exchange for membership units in Telluray. Also on July 19, 2018, certain trusts established by Mr. Ergen for the benefit of his family contributed 4,808,205 shares of Class B Common Stock to Telluray in exchange for membership units in Telluray. Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Ergen are the managers of Telluray. Mrs. Ergen has sole voting power over the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Telluray and Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Ergen share dispositive power over the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Telluray. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6)	On May 30, 2017, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Mr. Ergen, established the Ergen Three-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 May GRAT") and contributed a total of 7,600,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2017 May GRAT currently holds 4,890,958 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020. Mrs. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2017 May GRAT.
(7)	On November 30, 2017, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Mr. Ergen, established the Ergen Two-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 November GRAT") and contributed a total of 8,000,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2017 November GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2019. Mrs. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2017 November GRAT.

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