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 THREE YEAR 2017 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 _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Joint Filing Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2018
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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

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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 (1) 05/30/2018   G(2)     2,709,042   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 2,709,042 (1) 4,890,958 D (3) (4)  
Class B Common Stock (5)               (5)   (5) Class A Common Stock 8,000,000   8,000,000 D (3) (6)  
Class B Common Stock (7)               (7)   (7) Class A Common Stock 4,969,546   4,969,546 D (3) (8)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERGEN THREE YEAR 2017 SATS GRAT
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		       Joint Filing Group
ERGEN TWO YEAR 2017 SATS GRAT
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		     X    
Ergen Three Year 2015 SATS GRAT
5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE
LITTLETON, CO 80123		       Joint Filing Group

Signatures

 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2017 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, her Attorney-in-Fact   06/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Two-Year 2017 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, her Attorney-in-Fact   06/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2015 SATS GRAT, by Joseph Turitz, his Attorney-in-Fact   06/01/2018
**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) On May 30, 2017, Charles W. Ergen established a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), the Ergen Three-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 May GRAT"), and contributed a total of 7,600,000 Class B shares to the 2017 May GRAT. The 2017 May 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 2017 May GRAT, 2,709,042 Class B shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on May 30, 2018, with the 2017 May GRAT retaining 4,890,958 Class B shares. The 2017 May GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020.
(3) 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, 2017) occurs. The dispositive and voting power of the shares held by each of the GRATs is independent of each other.
(4) These securities are owned directly by the 2017 May GRAT.
(5) On November 30, 2017, Mr. Ergen established the Ergen Two-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 November GRAT"), and contributed 8,000,000 Class B shares to the 2017 November GRAT. The 2017 November 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 2017 November GRAT.
(7) On November 30, 2015, Mr. Ergen established the Ergen Three-Year 2015 SATS GRAT (the "2015 GRAT") and contributed a total of 9,000,000 Class B shares to such trust. 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.
(8) These securities are owned directly by the 2015 GRAT.

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