Public Notice SAT00049

Accepted for Filing Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2000-06-26

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Filings Included

File NumberService
SAT-STA-20000614-00104Satellite Space Station
SAT-MOD-20000606-00100Satellite Space Station
SAT-ITC-20000605-00103Satellite Space Station
IBFS_PN_149334

PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. SAT-00049 Monday June 26, 2000 SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION Applications Accepted For Filing The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it is determined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's rules or its policies. Petitions, oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section 25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted. 47 C.F.R. § 25.154. SAT-ITC-20000605-00103 COMSAT Corporation, through Comsat Mobile Communications ( d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications ) International Telecommunications COMSAT Corporation has filed an application to provide domestic land mobile and aeronautical mobile satellite services in the United States, to include all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, using Inmarsat-B, -C, -M, mini-M, M4 and aeronautical terminals. COMSAT states it will provide these services using Inmarsat-2 and -3 satellites in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Regions through its land earth station facilities at Southbury, CT and Santa Paula, CA. SAT-MOD-20000606-00100 S2152 LORAL SPACECOM CORPORATION Modification Loral SpaceCom Corporation has filed a modification application requesting an extension of the milestone dates for the Telstar 9 satellite (formerly named Telstar 6). Loral SpaceCom's authorization established the following milestone dates: construction completed by December 30, 1998 and satellite to be launched by January 30, 1999. Loral SpaceCom filed for a technical modification and an extension of milestones in November 1998. See File Nos. SAT-MOD-19981116-00087 and SAT-MOD-19981116-00088. In its November 1998 extension request, Loral SpaceCom requested that the milestones be extended until December 1, 2000 for completion of construction and February 1, 2001 for launch of the satellite. In this application, Loral SpaceCom requests an extension until December 1, 2002 for completion of construction and February 1, 2003 for launch of the satellite. SAT-STA-20000614-00104 DBS8801 ECHOSTAR DBS CORPORATION Special Temporary Authority Page 1 of 2

EchoStar DBS Corporation has filed a request for Special Temporary Authority to test its Echostar 6 Direct Broadcast Service satellite at 148 degrees W.L. upon launch in July 2000. EchoStar seeks authority to test all 32 channels for a period of eight weeks. EchoStar is currently authorized to operate 24 channels at 148 degrees W.L. (1-17 odd and even channels, and 19-31 odd channels) and no other entity is authorized to operate the remaining eight channels. EchoStar is authorized to operate the Echostar 6 satellite at 110 degrees W.L. and has a modification application pending which requests authority to operate Echostar 6 at 119 degrees W.L. (See File No. SAT-MOD-20000607-00099.) Before the satellite is moved to its assigned location, EchoStar needs to test it over all channels to ascertain its health. COMMENTS may be filed on or June 30, 2000. REPLIES may be filed on or before July 7, 2000. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite and Radiocommunication Division at 418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 2 of 2


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