Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

1.                                       The name of the corporation is:

Hughes Communications, Inc.

2.                                       The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

3.                                       The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

4.                                       The total number of shares of stock for which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000), all of which shall be Common Stock, and the par value of each share shall be one cent ($.01).

5.                                       In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation.

6.                                       The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time pursuant to the by-laws of the corporation. Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares at the time entitled to vote at an election of directors. Election of directors needs not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the corporation shall so provide. The board of directors of the corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the corporation.

7.                                       Any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Common Stock of

the corporation, including but not limited to the election of directors, may be taken by written consent or consents but only if such consent or consents are signed by all holders of Common Stock.

8.                                       No director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.