UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 3, 2011 (March 3, 2011)

(Date of Report (date of earliest event reported))

Hughes Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-33040	13-3871202
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employee IdentificationNumber)

11717 Exploration Lane Germantown, Maryland 20876
(Address of principal executive office and Zip code

(301) 428-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 3, 2011, Hughes Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is listed on the Exhibit Index on page 4 hereof, which is incorporated by reference in this Item 9.01(d).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Hughes Communications, Inc.

Date: March 3, 2011	By:	/s/ Dean A. Manson
	Name:	Dean A. Manson
	Title:	Senior Vice President,
		General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated March 3, 2011 issued by Hughes Communications, Inc. regarding financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

Hughes Communications, Inc. 8-K