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    <periodOfReport>2025-12-22</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001415404</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EchoStar CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SATS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002006151</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ergen Two-Year December 2023 SATS GRAT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ENGLEWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2025-12-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>19038378</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>19038378</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The holder of the Class B shares 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Two-Year December 2023 SATS GRAT (the &quot;2023 December GRAT&quot;), on December 22, 2025, the 2023 December GRAT: (i) distributed 2,060,220 Class B shares held by the 2023 December GRAT to Mr. Ergen as an annuity payment; and (ii) contributed the remaining 16,978,158 Class B shares to Telluray Holdings, LLC (&quot;Telluray Holdings&quot;) in exchange for membership units in Telluray Holdings, and the 2023 December GRAT expired in accordance with its terms.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Two-Year December 2023 SATS GRAT, by Dean A. Manson, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-12-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
