EchoStar (SATS) 8-K/A Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-148416) of EchoStar Corporation of our report dated March 31, 2008 relating to the consolidated financial statements of TerreStar Corporation and Subsidiaries, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A of EchoStar Corporation dated June 10, 2008.

/s/ Friedman LLP

East Hanover, New Jersey
August 25, 2008