Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 Two-Year December 2019 SATS GRAT

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/5/2019

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)

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

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

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	8000000.0	⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person 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)	On December 5, 2019, Mr. Charles W. Ergen established the Ergen Two-Year December 2019 SATS GRAT (the "2019 December GRAT") and contributed a total of 8,000,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2019 December GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on December 5, 2021. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2019 December GRAT.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ergen Two-Year December 2019 SATS GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		X

Signatures
/s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Two-Year December 2019 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, her Attorney-in-Fact		12/9/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date