Public Notice SAT00564

Accepted for Filing Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2008-11-14

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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-00564 Friday November 14, 2008 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-A/O-20081003-00215 P S2658 EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. Date Filed: 10/03/2008 00:00:00:00000 Authorization to Operate EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. (EchoStar) seeks authority to operate EchoStar 5, a satellite in the Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service, at the 148° W.L. orbital location pursuant to an authorization from the Federal Communications Commission. The EchoStar 5 satellite is currently operating at the 129° W.L. orbital location under a Canadian authorization where it provides DBS service to U.S. consumers. (See EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., Order and Authorization, 20 FCC Rcd 11755, Int'l Bur. 2005). EchoStar is authorized by the Commission to operate 32 DBS channels at 148° W.L. using the EchoStar 1 and EchoStar 2 satellites. In July 2008, EchoStar 2 experienced an in-orbit failure. EchoStar seeks to operate EchoStar 5 at 148° W.L. under Commission authority using all 32 DBS channels. EchoStar also seeks a partial waiver of the DBS geographic service rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.148(c). The file numbers of these applications have been changed from SAT-MOD-20081003-00199 and SAT-MOD-20081003-00200 to SAT-A/O-20081003-00215 and associated with Call Sign S2658. See also SAT-STA-20081003-00201 and SAT-MOD-20080825-00158 SAT-MOD-20080825-00158 E S2231 EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. Date Filed: 08/25/2008 14:03:50:55300 Modification EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C (EchoStar) requests authority to suspend Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operations on channels 2-32 (even) at the 148° W.L. orbital location for more than 90 days, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 25.161(c). The EchoStar 2 satellite, which operated on these channels, experienced an in-orbit failure in July 2008. In a separate application, EchoStar requests authority to operate on its DBS channels at 148° W.L. using the EchoStar 5 satellite (Call Sign: S2658). See SAT-A/O-20081003-00215. Page 1 of 2

SAT-MOD-20081024-00209 E S2105 Satellite CD Radio, Inc. Date Filed: 10/24/2008 15:56:46:57000 Modification On October 24, 2008, Satellite CD Radio, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (together ’Sirius XM’) requests modification of its FM-6 satellite authorization to reflect an updated orbital disposal plan. SAT-MOD-20081029-00211 E S2119 XM Radio Inc. Date Filed: 10/29/2008 09:36:10:98000 Modification On October 29, 2008, XM Radio Inc. filed a modification application request for a five-year extension term of its license for XM-2 spacecraft through March 31, 2014. SAT-STA-20081003-00201 E S2658 EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. Date Filed: 10/03/2008 18:45:10:48600 Special Temporary Authority EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. (EchoStar) requests special temporary authority, for a period of 60 days commencing January 15, 2009, to relocate the EchoStar 5 satellite from 129° W.L. to 148° W.L. During the relocation, only transfer, telemetry, and control operations will be performed. Regular Direct Broadcast Satellite transmissions on the satellite will be switched off. See also SAT-A/O-20081003-00215 and SAT-MOD-20080825-00158. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 2 of 2


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