UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 543881106

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Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only).

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.  26-1232727

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)

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(b)

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3

SEC Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Nevada

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
1,472,695 (1)

6

Shared Voting Power
0

7

Sole Dispositive Power
1,472,695 (1)

8

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,472,695 (1)

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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   o

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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.10% (2)

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Type of Reporting Person
CO

CUSIP No. 543881106

1

Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only).

Charles W. Ergen

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)

o

(b)

x

3

SEC Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5

Sole Voting Power
1,529,073 (3)

6

Shared Voting Power
0

7

Sole Dispositive Power
1,529,073 (3)

8

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,529,073 (3)

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  o

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.38% (4)

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Type of Reporting Person
IN

CUSIP No. 543881106

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:
Loral Space & Communications Inc.

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
600 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10016

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:
EchoStar Corporation

Charles W. Ergen (“Mr. Ergen” and, together with EchoStar, the “Reporting Persons”)

The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, although neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons that a group exists. 

Items 2(b), (c)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence; Citizenship of Reporting Persons
The principal business address of EchoStar is 100 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, Colorado 80112.  EchoStar is a Nevada corporation.

The principal business address of Mr. Ergen is 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, Colorado 80112.  Mr. Ergen is a citizen of the United States.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:
543881106

Item 3.

Statement Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c):

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

EchoStar:     1,472,695

Mr. Ergen:   1,529,073

(b)

Percent of class:   

EchoStar:     7.10%

Mr. Ergen:   7.38%

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or direct the vote:   

EchoStar:     1,472,695

Mr. Ergen:   1,529,073

(ii)

Shared power to vote or direct the vote:    

0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   

EchoStar:     1,472,695

Mr. Ergen:   1,529,073

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   

0

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting

CUSIP No. 543881106

person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following box:  o

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

CHARLES W. ERGEN

By:

/s/ R. Stanton Dodge

/s/ Charles W. Ergen

Name:

R. Stanton Dodge

Name: Charles W. Ergen

Title:

Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary