Public Notice SAT00380

Action Taken Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2006-08-18

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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 DA No. 06-1660 Report No. SAT-00380 Friday August 18, 2006 POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION Actions Taken The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except were an effective date is specified. SAT-MOD-20051020-00204 E S2707 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/17/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On August 17, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions PanAmSat Licensee Corp.'s (PanAmSat) application for an extension of the license term for the SBS-6 satellite, IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-20051020-00204. Accordingly, the license term for the SBS-6 satellite (Call Sign: S2707) is extended an additional 5 years through and including November 1, 2010 in accordance with the attachment to grant and the Federal Communications Commission's Rules. The call sign for this satellite was previously SBS-6. Effective with this grant, the call sign has been changed to S2707. SAT-MOD-20060501-00052 E S2118 XM Radio Inc. Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/15/2006 Nature of Service: Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service On August 15, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions the request of XM Radio Inc. (XM Radio) for license modification, File No. SAT-MOD-20060501-00052. Accordingly, XM Radio is authorized to operate its telemetry payload of the XM-1 satellite (Call Sign: S2118) at the 85.2° W.L. orbital location and to use the XM-1 satellite as an in-orbit spare for the XM-3 satellite (currently at 85.1° W.L. orbital location) in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to grant, and the Commission's rules. SAT-STA-20051020-00205 E SBS-6 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Special Temporary Authority Granted in Part / Dismissed in Part Effective Date: 08/17/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 3

On August 17, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions to the extent necessary and otherwise dismissed as moot the PanAmSat Licensee Corp.'s (PanAmSat) request for special temporary authority to operate the SBS-6 satellite (Call Sign: S2707) after the original license term expired on November 1, 2005. For a full description, see SAT-MOD-20051020-00204. SAT-STA-20060501-00050 E XM Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/15/2006 On August 15, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions the request of XM Radio Inc. (XM Radio) for a 180 day special temporary authority (STA), File No. SAT-STA-20060501-00050. Accordingly, XM Radio is authorized to test the XM-4 satellite (Call Sign S2616) at the 110.7° W.L. orbital location following the launch of the satellite and to operate Telemetry, Tracking and Command communications during the drift of XM-4 satellite from the 110.7° W.L. orbital location to the 115° W.L. orbital location, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to grant and the Commission's rules. SAT-STA-20060501-00051 E XM Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/15/2006 On August 15, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions the request of XM Radio Inc. (XM Radio) for a 180 day special temporary authority (STA), File No. SAT-STA-20060501-00051, IS GRANTED. Accordingly, XM Radio is authorized to (1) operate the communications and Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) payloads of the XM-1 satellite (Call Sign S2118) during and after the drift from 115° W.L. orbital location to 115.1° W.L. orbital location, (2) cease transmission on XM-1 except for TT&C payloads after the traffic is successfully transferred to the XM-4 satellite, and (3) operate TT&C payloads of the XM-1 satellite during the drift from 115.1° W.L. orbital location to 85.2° W.L. orbital location in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to grant, and the Commission's rules. SAT-STA-20060717-00075 E S2377 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/15/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On August 15, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions PanAmSat Licensee Corporation's (PanAmSat) request, File No. SAT-STA-20060717-00075, for Special Temporary Authority (STA), to begin drifting the Galaxy 4R satellite (Call Sign S2377) from its current location at 98.9º W.L. to 76.85º W.L. and temporarily operate at the 76.85º W.L. orbital location. Accordingly PanAmSat is authorized to operate the Galaxy 4R satellite's Tracking, Telemetry, Command, and Monitoring during the drift to the 76.85° W.L. orbital location and operate the Galaxy 4R satellite in the C-band (3.7-4.2 GHz and 5.925-6.425 GHz) and the Ku-band (11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz) frequencies on a non-harmful interference basis at the 76.85º W.L. orbital location, for a period of sixty days, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the Attachment to the grant and the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) Rules. Page 2 of 3

For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 3 of 3


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