Exhibit 10.25

AMENDMENT #5 TO SATELLITE SERVICE AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT #5 (“Amendment #5”) to the Satellite Service Agreement
effective as of March 21, 2003, as amended by Amendment #1 effective as of
July 10, 2003, Amendment #3 effective as of February 19, 2004, and Amendment #4
effective as of November 19, 2004 (collectively the “Original Agreement”),
between SES Americom, Inc., as agent for SES Americom California, Inc. (for the
period prior to the In-Service Date) and SES Americom Colorado, Inc. (for the
period on and after the In-Service Date), on the one hand, and EchoStar
Satellite L.L.C. (“Customer”) *** is made effective as of November 19, 2004 (the
“Amendment #5 Effective Date”). All references to “SES Americom” herein shall
include SES Americom California, Inc., SES Americom Colorado, Inc., and SES
Americom, Inc. as agent for each. Defined terms used in this Amendment #5 have
the meanings specified herein or in the Original Agreement. The Original
Agreement as amended by this Amendment #5 is referred to as the “Agreement”.

     SES Americom and Customer agree to amend the Original Agreement in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below. ***

(5)    General. Except as expressly modified herein, the Original Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and
conditions.

     This Amendment #5 contains the complete and exclusive understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect thereto.

                ECHOSTAR SATELLITE L.L.C.
 
By: EchoStar DBS Corporation, its
sole member   SES AMERICOM, INC., as agent for
SES AMERICOM CALIFORNIA, INC. and
SES AMERICOM COLORADO, INC.
 
By:
      By:      

              (Signature)   (Signature)
 
 
Name:
      Name:      

              (Typed or Printed Name)   (Typed or Printed Name)
 
 
Title:
      Title:      

             

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***Certain confidential portions of this exhibit were omitted by means of
redacting a portion of the text. Copies of the exhibit containing the redacted
portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission
subject to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act.