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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2020 . TO ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM Nevada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number : 001-33807 EchoStar Corporation ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 100 Inverness Terrace East , Englewood , Colorado ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 303 ) 706-4000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) OR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Class A common stock $ 0.001 par value ( Title of each class ) SATS ( Ticker symbol ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 26-1232727 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 80112-5308 ( Zip Code ) Not Applicable ( Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ( Name of each exchange on which registered ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes > No As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of Class A common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 1.3 billion based upon the closing price of the Class A common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as of the close of business on that date . As of February 11 , 2021 , the registrant's outstanding common stock consisted of 46,011,533 shares of Class A common stock and 47,687,039 shares of Class B common stock , each $ 0.001 par value .