UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2012 (December 3, 2012)

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(303) 706-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 4, 2012, EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. David J. Rayner as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 3, 2012, succeeding Mr. Kenneth G. Carroll, who will assume the role of Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development of the Company.

Mr. Rayner, age 55, served as Chief Financial Officer of Tendril Networks, Inc., a Denver-based start-up, from 2011 to 2012.  Mr. Rayner served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from June 2010 until November 2011 and served as its Chief Administrative Officer from January 2008 to June 2010.  Prior to that, Mr. Rayner served as Executive Vice President of Installation and Service Networks of DISH Network from September 2006 to December 2007 and had previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer of DISH Network from December 2004 to September 2006.  Before joining DISH Network in December 2004, Mr. Rayner served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Telecom in Denver beginning in June 1998.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1                              Press Release of EchoStar Corporation, “EchoStar Welcomes Back Former CFO David Rayner”, dated December 4, 2012.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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