Public Notice SAT00263

Accepted for Filing Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2004-12-30

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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-00263 Thursday December 30, 2004 POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION Satellite Space 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. Consideration of each satellite application in this Public Notice may depend on the Commission's action on another satellite application earlier in the queue. 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-AMD-20041112-00208 E DBS8402 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Date Filed: 11/12/2004 16:44:21:39000 Amendment DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC has filed an application to amend its pending request for modification of its authorization to operate geostationary space station DBS8402 (DIRECTV 1) at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location for an additional term of five (5) years. (See File No. SAT-MOD-20030613-00120) Specifically, DIRECTV requests authority to operate DIRECTV 1 at the 101.125° W.L. orbital position (± 0.05°) for five years from the date this request is granted. SAT-AMD-20041119-00209 E S2640 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 11/19/2004 17:10:28:60300 Amendment For complete description, see File No. SAT-LOA-20040909-00168. SAT-AMD-20041122-00210 E S2641 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 11/22/2004 09:35:14:51600 Amendment For complete description, see File No. SAT-LOA-20040909-00169. SAT-LOA-20040909-00168 E S2640 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 09/09/2004 14:39:11:14600 Launch and Operating Authority Page 1 of 4

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. has filed an application to launch and operate a geostationary Ka-band satellite -- DIRECTV 11 -- at the 99.2º WL orbital location, where it will be collocated with the SPACEWAY 2 satellite (Call Sign S2133). (See also SAT-AMD-20041119-00209 which changes the requested location from 99º to 99.2º WL). The DIRECTV 11 satellite will operate in the 18.365-18.53, 18.57-18.735, 28.36-28.525, and 29.26-29.425 GHz, some of the same frequency bands authorized for the Spaceway 2 satellite at this location. (See File No. SAT-MOD-20040614-00113 (Current Authorization) and pending Modification, File No. SAT-MOD-20041122-00212, seeking to modify the orbital location from 99º to 99.2º W.L.) By separate action, the portions of this application requesting operation on the 18.3-18.365, 18.53-18.57, 18.735-18.8, 28.35-28.36, 28.525-28.6, 29.25-29.26 and 29.425-29.5 GHz frequency bands were dismissed. See Letter to Counsel, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. from Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau, DA 04-4071 (December 30, 2004). For the reasons set forth in the December 30, 2004 letter, the original application file number of SAT-RPL-20040909-00168 has been changed to SAT-LOA-20040909-00168. All correspondence concerning this application should reference File No. SAT-LOA-20040909-00168. SAT-LOA-20040909-00169 E S2641 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 09/09/2004 14:41:14:61600 Launch and Operating Authority The DIRECTV Group, Inc. has filed an application to launch and operate a geostationary Ka-band satellite -- DIRECTV 10 -- at the 102.8º WL orbital location, where it will be collocated with the SPACEWAY 1 satellite (Call Sign S2191). (See also SAT-AMD-20041119-00210 which changes the requested location from 103º to 102.8º WL). The DIRECTV 10 satellite will operate in the 18.365-18.53, 18.57-18.735, 28.36-28.525, and 29.26-29.425 GHz, some of the same frequency bands authorized for the Spaceway 1 satellite at this location. (See File No. SAT-MOD-20040614-00114 (Current Authorization) and pending Modification, File No. SAT-MOD-20041122-00211, seeking to modify the orbital location from 103.05º to 102.8º W.L.) By separate action, the portions of this application requesting operation on the 18.3-18.365, 18.53-18.57, 18.735-18.8, 28.35-28.36, 28.525-28.6, 29.25-29.26 and 29.425-29.5 GHz frequency bands were dismissed. See Letter to Counsel, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. from Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau, DA 04-4071 (December 30, 2004). For the reasons set forth in the December 30, 2004 letter, the original application file number of SAT-RPL-20040909-00169 has been changed to SAT-LOA-20040909-00169. All correspondence concerning this application should reference File No. SAT-LOA-20040909-00169. SAT-MOD-20041122-00211 E S2191 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 11/22/2004 09:52:39:19000 Modification The DIRECTV Group, Inc. has filed an application for modification of its authorization for a geostationary Ka-band satellite system at the 103° W.L. orbital location to allow DIRECTV to operate at a slight offset -- specifically, at 102.8° W.L. SAT-MOD-20041122-00212 E S2133 The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Date Filed: 11/22/2004 10:01:18:00600 Modification The DIRECTV Group, Inc. has filed an application for modification of its authorization for a geostationary Ka-band satellite system at the 99° W.L. orbital location to allow DIRECTV to operate at a slight offset -- specifically, at 99.2° W.L. SAT-MOD-20041124-00213 E AMSC-1 Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Date Filed: 11/24/2004 17:53:36:91000 Modification Page 2 of 4

Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC (MSV) has filed an application for modification of its license for the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) satellite AMSC-1 to change from common carrier to non-common-carrier status with respect to its provision of space segment capacity. SAT-MOD-20041208-00218 E S2490 EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. Date Filed: 12/08/2004 21:30:27:29300 Modification EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. has filed an application to modify its authorization to operate a geostationary Ka-band satellite at 117° W.L. in order to specify exact tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) frequencies as required by Condition 8 of that authorization. [See Stamp Grant, SAT-LOA-20030827-00177, Call Sign S2490, Condition 8 (granted Dec. 8, 2003) (requiring EchoStar to "submit to the Commission a modification to this authorization, specifying the exact frequencies for tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) functions for EchoStar-123W, on, or prior to, the date of its first construction milestone, i.e. 12/08/04.); Stamp Grant, SAT-MOD-20041008-00196, Call Sign S2490, Condition 8 (granted Dec. 6, 2004) (same condition for new location at 117° W.L.). For on-station operations, EchoStar specifies the following TT&C frequencies for its authorized Ka-band satellite at 117° W.L.: 29.999 GHz (using Right Hand Circular Polarization) as the command frequency, and 19.701 GHz and 20.199 GHz (both using Left Hand Circular Polarization) as the telemetry frequencies. EchoStar included information on the emission designators and allocated bandwidth, as well as typical link budgets, for these TT&C frequencies in this application. SAT-STA-20040319-00081 P DBS8701 Rainbow DBS Company LLC Date Filed: 03/19/2004 00:00:00:00000 Special Temporary Authority Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Rainbow DBS) is operating its Rainbow 1 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) over Channels 23 and 24 at the 61 .5º W.L. orbital location under Special Temporary Authority (STA). [See EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Rainbow DBS Company LLC, File Nos. SAT-STA-20030617-00117 and SAT-STA-20030623-00122, Order and Authorization, DA 03-3024 (rel. Oct. 1, 2003).] Rainbow DBS hereby requests extension of its STA to operate Rainbow 1 over Channels 23 and 24 for a period not to exceed 180 days beginning on April 5 , 2004, subject to the same conditions that apply under its current STA. SAT-STA-20040924-00191 E DBS8701 Rainbow DBS Company LLC Date Filed: 09/24/2004 17:00:07:45000 Special Temporary Authority Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Rainbow DBS) is operating its Rainbow 1 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) over Channels 23 and 24 at the 61 .5º W.L. orbital location under Special Temporary Authority (STA). [See EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Rainbow DBS Company LLC, File Nos. SAT-STA-20030617-00117 and SAT-STA-20030623-00122, Order and Authorization, DA 03-3024 (rel. Oct. 1, 2003); Rainbow DBS Company LLC Application for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite Over Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L., File No. SAT-STA-20040319-00081 (filed March 19, 2004).] Rainbow DBS hereby requests extension of its STA to operate Rainbow 1 over Channels 23 and 24 for a period not to exceed 180 days beginning on October 2 , 2004, subject to the same conditions that apply under its current STA. SAT-STA-20041112-00207 E DBS8402 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Date Filed: 11/12/2004 14:45:40:23300 Special Temporary Authority Page 3 of 4

DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC has filed a request for special temporary authority (STA) to operate geostationary space station DBS8402 (DIRECTV 1) at the 101° W.L. orbital location at the currently licensed parameters and specifications beyond December 2, 2004, the expiration date of the previous STA requested for DIRECTV 1. See FCC File No. SAT-STA-20040524-00103. Specifically, DIRECTV requests authority to operate DIRECTV 1 for up to 180 days beyond that expiration date, through and including May 30, 2005, at the 101.125° W.L. orbital position (± 0.05°), while its request for a long-term extension of its license is being processed. (See File Nos. SAT-MOD-20030613-00120 and File No. SAT-AMD-20041112-00208). SAT-STA-20041229-00230 E PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Date Filed: 12/29/2004 12:11:24:62300 Special Temporary Authority On December 15, 2004, PanAmSat Licensee Corp. requested Special Temporary Authority for 30 days to: (1) relocate Galaxy 3R from 111.0° W.L. to 73.95° W.L.; and (2) operate the tracking, telemetry, and command (TT&C) payload on the satellite during the relocation and once Galaxy 3R is on station at 73.95° W.L. (See File No. SAT-STA-20041215-00221.) In this STA, PanAmSat requests special temporary authority for an additional 180 days to complete the relocation of the satellite, and to continue operating the TT&C payload at 73.95° W.L., following the expiration of the 30-day STA that PanAmSat previously requested. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 4 of 4


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