Exhibit 12

HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

STATEMENT OF
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in thousands)



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|                                                                                                                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|                                                                                                                                         |  | 2009                    |         |   | 2008 |   |        | 2007 |  |   | 2006    |   |  | 2005 |       
|Earnings:                                                                                                                                |  |                         |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit; equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates; and discontinued
operations |  | $                       | (49,371 | ) |      | $ | 17,520 |      |  | $ | 49,630  |   |  | $    | 16,804 |   |  | $ | (6,986 | )
|Fixed charges                                                                                                                            |  |                         | 70,622  |   |      |   | 60,296 |      |  |   | 59,964  |   |  |      | 53,354 |   |  |   | 58     |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                                                     |  |                         | (1,716  | ) |      |   | (4,752 | )    |  |   | (12,031 | ) |  |      | (1,900 | ) |  |   | -      |  
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|Total earnings                                                                                                                           |  | $                       | 19,535  |   |      | $ | 73,064 |      |  | $ | 97,563  |   |  | $    | 68,258 |   |  | $ | (6,928 | )
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|Fixed charges:                                                                                                                           |  |                         |         |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest                                                                                                                                 |  | $                       | 65,835  |   |      | $ | 56,079 |      |  | $ | 55,806  |   |  | $    | 49,691 |   |  | $ | -      |  
|Portion of rent expense representative of interest                                                                                       |  |                         | 4,787   |   |      |   | 4,217  |      |  |   | 4,158   |   |  |      | 3,663  |   |  |   | 58     |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                      |  | $                       | 70,622  |   |      | $ | 60,296 |      |  | $ | 59,964  |   |  | $    | 53,354 |   |  | $ | 58     |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                       |  |                         | *       |   |      |   | 1.2x   |      |  |   | 1.6x    |   |  |      | 1.3x   |   |  |   | *      |  
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|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                  |  | $                       | (51,087 | ) |      |   |        |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        |   |  | $ | (6,986 | )
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|* | Ratio not provided due to deficiency in the period.
|- | ---------------------------------------------------

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing total fixed charges into income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit), equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates and
discontinued operations plus fixed charges less capitalized interest. Fixed charges include, as applicable interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, the estimated interest component of rent expense (calculated as one-third of net rent
expense).