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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ERGEN CHARLES W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar CORP [SATS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2012
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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
Class A Common Stock               154,598 D  
Class A Common Stock               10,734 I I (1)
Class A Common Stock               47 I I (2)
Class A Common Stock               3,705 I I (3)
Class A Common Stock               201 I I (4)
Class A Common Stock               5,400 I I (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 (6) 11/30/2012   G(7)(8) V   2,619,025   (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 2,619,025 (6) 4,867,853 I I (7) (8)
Class B Common Stock (6) 11/30/2012   G(7)(8) V 2,087,602     (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 2,087,602 (6) 41,040,391 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERGEN CHARLES W
100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		   X   X   Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ James Gorman, his Attorney-in-Fact   12/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 shares are held by a custodian for the reporting person's children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Held by Ms. Cantey Ergen.
(3) Held by Mr. Charlie Ergen in a 401(k) account.
(4) Held by Ms. Cantey Ergen in a 401(k) account.
(5) The shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting person is an officer of the charitable foundation and has both investment control and voting power for the foundation. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(6) The holder of the shares of Class B stock may elect to convert any or all of their Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
(7) Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Two-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, 893,252 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2012, and the remaining 531,423 shares were distributed to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are members of the reporting person's family. Trusts for the reporting person's family members hold 1,778,795 shares following this distribution. Following this distribution, the Ergen Two-Year 2010 SATS GRAT expired pursuant to its terms.
(8) Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Three-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, 546,028 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2012, with the Ergen Three-Year 2010 SATS GRAT retaining 1,296,646 shares. The Ergen Three-Year 2010 SATS GRAT expires on November 30, 2013. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, 374,677 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2012, with the Ergen Four-Year 2010 SATS GRAT retaining 1,674,275 shares. The Ergen Four-Year 2010 SATS GRAT expires on November 30, 2014. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, 273,645 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2012, with the Ergen Five -Year 2010 SATS GRAT retaining 1,896,932 shares. The Ergen Five -Year 2010 SATS GRAT expires on November 30, 2015.

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