HNS-Shanghai S-3 Shelf registration

Exhibit 12.1

Hughes Communications, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands)

	Year ended December 31,														Three months ended March 31,
	2002			2003			2004		2005			2006			2006			2007
Earnings:
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests	$	(15,627	)	$	(399	)	$	22,292	$	(6,986	)	$	16,804		$	(3,156	)	$	3,297
Fixed charges		16			33			44		58			53,354			12,784			13,702
Capitalized interest		—			—			—		—			(1,900	)		(700	)		(1,300	)
Earnings	$	(15,611	)	$	(366	)	$	22,336	$	(6,928	)	$	68,258		$	8,928		$	15,699
Fixed charges:
Interest	$	16		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	49,691		$	11,801		$	12,738
Portion of rent expense representative of interest		—			33			44		58			3,663			983			964
Total fixed charges	$	16		$	33		$	44	$	58		$	53,354		$	12,784		$	13,702
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		Note 1			Note 1			507.6x		Note 1			1.3x			Note 1			1.1x
Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges	$	(15,627	)	$	(399	)			$	(6,986	)				$	(3,856	)

Note 1: Ratio not provided due to deficiency in period.