Public Notice SAT00474

Action Taken Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2007-10-05

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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. 07-4164 Report No. SAT-00474 Friday October 5, 2007 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 where an effective date is specified. SAT-AMD-20070716-00102 E S2237 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/04/2007 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20070207-00027 for a full description of action. SAT-ASG-20070608-00081 E S2741 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Assignment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 09/27/2007 Current Licensee: Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. FROM: Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. TO: EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation No. of Station(s) listed: 1 The DBS channels at the 61.5° W.L. orbital location assigned to Dominion Video Satellite in File No. SAT-MOD-19961108-00132 (Call Sign DBS8108), channels 25-32 (odd and even), and the DBS channels at the 61.5° W.L orbital location assigned to EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation in File No. SAT-MOD-19971117-00182 (Original Call Sign DBS8808), channels 2-22 (even), are consolidated into Call Sign S2741 as a result of this grant. SAT-MOD-20060821-00091 E S2357 Loral Skynet Corporation Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 09/28/2007 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 3

On September 28, 2007, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, Loral Skynet Corporation's request, to modify its existing Ku/extended Ku-band satellite authorization to change the orbital location to 37.55º W.L. from 37.5º W.L. and to operate with an increased transponder capacity and expanded geographical coverage. Accordingly, Loral is authorized to construct, launch and operate its Ku/extended Ku-band satellite at the 37.55 W.L orbital location in the 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 11.7-12.2 GHz, 12.5-12.75 GHz, 13.75-14.0 GHz, and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency bands in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the Attachment and the Commission's rules. Grant of this modification to change the orbital location of the satellite does not otherwise change the terms and conditions of Loral's existing authorization. This action is without prejudice to any action on IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20060306-00024. SAT-MOD-20061020-00125 E DBS8801 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/01/2007 Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite Service On October 1, 2007, the Policy Branch granted with conditions EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation's request, to extend the terms of its authorization. Accordingly, EchoStar IS authorized to continue to operate its Direct Broadcasting Service satellite, EchoStar 1 (Call Sign S2739), at the 148.0° W.L. orbital location in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands and to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Control operations at the 5926.5 MHz, 6423.5 MHz, 4198.5 MHz, and 4199.5 MHz frequencies to effect its operations at the 148.0° W.L. orbital location until November 26, 2016. EchoStar's operations must be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the application, existing authorization, the Attachment to grant, and the Commission's rules. SAT-MOD-20061020-00126 E S2231 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/01/2007 Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite Service On October 1, 2007, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation's request, to extend the term of its authorization. Accordingly, EchoStar IS authorized to continue to operate its Direct Broadcasting Service (DBS) satellite, EchoStar 2 (Call Sign: S2231), at the 148.0° W.L. orbital location in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (Space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands and to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Control operations at the 5923.5 MHz, 6426.6 MHz, 3698.5 MHz, and 3699.5 MHz frequencies to effect its operations at the 148.0° W.L. orbital location until November 26, 2016. EchoStar's operations must be in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in the application, its prior authorization, the Attachment to grant, and the Commission's Rules. SAT-MOD-20070207-00027 E S2237 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/04/2007 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On October 4, 2007, the Policy Branch granted with conditions PanAmSat Licensee Corp.'s (PanAmSat)'s request to modify its authority to construct, launch, and operate a C and Ku-band satellite, INTELSAT 11, IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20070207-00027 as amended by SAT-AMD-20070716-00102 (Call Sign: S2237), at the 43.1° W.L orbital location. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.70-11.45 GHz (space-to-Earth), 12.75-13.25 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 13.75-14.00 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands using the INTELSAT 11 satellite at the 43.1° W.L orbital location, in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to grant, and the Commission's Rules. SAT-MOD-20070730-00107 E S2129 DG Consents Sub, Inc. Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 10/04/2007 Page 2 of 3

Nature of Service: Earth Exploration Satellite Service On October 4, 2007, the Policy Branch granted with conditions DG Consents Sub, Inc.'s (DG's) application, SAT-MOD-20070730-00107, to modify its authorization to operate a Non-Geosynchronous Orbit Satellite (NGSO) System in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS). Accordingly, DG is authorized to modify its WorldView-60 satellite to operate with an apogee of 521 kilometers and a perigee of 506 kilometers, with an inclination of 97.36 degrees. In addition, DG is authorized to reinsert its NGSO WorldView-110 satellite into its NGSO system. WorldView-110 is authorized to operate with an apogee of 795 kilometers and a perigee of 780 kilometers, with an inclination of 98.5 degrees. WorldView-60 and WorldView-110 are also each authorized to operate an EESS data downlink centered at 8185 MHz with a 375 megahertz bandwidth, to operate a tracking, telemetry and control (TT&C) uplink channel centered at 2085.6875 MHz with a 1.32 megahertz bandwidth, and to operate two downlink TT&C channels centered at 8380 MHz with 2695 kilohertz and 5800 kilohertz bandwidths, respectively, in accordance with the technical parameters set forth in its application, the Commission's rules, and the attachment to grant. SAT-STA-20070608-00079 E S2119 XM Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 09/28/2007 Nature of Service: Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service On September 28, 2007, the Satellite Policy Branch granted special temporary authority (STA), subject to conditions, to XM Radio Inc. to drift the XM-2 satellite from its current location at 115.1° W.L. to 85.2º W.L. The STA is for a period of 60 days and is effective as of October 12, 2007. XM will operate only XM-2’s command and telemetry system during the satellite’s relocation to 85.2°W.L. SAT-STA-20070719-00104 E Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 09/24/2007 On September 24, 2007, the Satellite Division granted special temporary authority to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to operate five terrestrial repeaters at power levels at or below 2 kW EIRP for a period of 180 days, at the locations set forth in Exhibit A to its application, with the technical parameters specified in its application, and subject to conditions. SAT-STA-20070828-00116 E XM Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Withdrawn Effective Date: 09/26/2007 SAT-STA-20070828-00117 E XM Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority Withdrawn Effective Date: 09/26/2007 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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