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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sats_TiVovsDishNetworkAndEchostarCorporationMember" name="TiVovsDishNetworkAndEchostarCorporationMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sats_TotalNonoperatingIncomeExpenseInterestAndDebtExpenseAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments" name="TotalNonoperatingIncomeExpenseInterestAndDebtExpenseAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sats_TransponderServiceAgreementMember" name="TransponderServiceAgreementMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sats_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceCostsMember" name="UnamortizedDebtIssuanceCostsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
