Public Notice SAT00797

Action Taken Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2011-08-05

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 11-1353 Report No. SAT-00797 Friday August 5, 2011 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-STA-20110607-00103 E S2388 Intelsat License LLC Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/03/2011 On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat License LLC, for a period of 30 days, commencing June 13, 2011, to continue telemetry, tracking, and telecommand operations with the Intelsat 702 space station necessary to maintain Intelsat 702 at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth). Additionally, Intelsat is granted special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to continue to provide fixed-satellite service at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.70 GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. SAT-STA-20110707-00125 E S2388 Intelsat License LLC Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/03/2011 On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat License LLC, for a period of 30 days, commencing July 13, 2011, to continue telemetry, tracking, and telecommand operations with the Intelsat 702 space station necessary to maintain Intelsat 702 at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth). Additionally, Intelsat is granted special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to continue to provide fixed-satellite service at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.70 GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. SAT-STA-20110715-00128 E S2156 SES Americom, Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 07/29/2011 On July 29, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of SES Americom, Inc. for special temporary authority for a period of 60 days to continue to perform telemetry, tracking, and telecommand necessary to maintain the AMC-5 space station at 79.10º W.L. with an east-west stationkeeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees. Specifically, SES is authorized to operate using the center frequencies of 14.001 GHz (telecommand) and 11.701 and 11.702 GHz (telemetry). Page 1 of 2

SAT-STA-20110719-00131 E S2129 DG Consents Sub, Inc. Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 08/03/2011 On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of DG Consents Sub, Inc. for special temporary authority, for a period of 60 days, to operate its QuickBird Earth Exploration Satellite Service space station at an orbital altitude of 482 kilometers, instead of at an altitude of 450 kilometers, which was previously authorized. INFORMATIVE SAT-AMD-20031203-00345 S2499 EchoStar Corporation See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 for description of the action taken. SAT-LOA-20030827-00186 S2499 EchoStar Corporation See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 for description of the action taken. SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 S2499 EchoStar Corporation The Satellite Division has determined that EchoStar Corporation has met the March 8, 2007 commence physical construction milestone associated with its surrendered Ka-band space station authorization at the 97.0 ° W.L. orbital location (Call Sign S2499). As a result, the amount due under bond for the surrendered authorization is $750,000 as provided in the Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, IB Docket No. 02-34, 18 FCC Rcd 10760 (2003); Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Report and Order, IB Docket No. 02- 34, 19 FCC Rcd 12637 (2004), and 47 C.F.R. § 25.165(d). SAT-MOD-20110420-00073 S2469 Intelsat License LLC On August 4, 2011, the Satellite Division designated the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the Commission's rules governing ex parte communications. We find that designating this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" will facilitate communications with the parties. Thus, we designate IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20110420-00073 as "permit-but-disclose," effective August 4, 2011. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208 note 2. SAT-STA-20110727-00137 S2469 Intelsat License LLC On August 4, 2011, the Satellite Division designated the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the Commission's rules governing ex parte communications. We find that designating this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" will facilitate communications with the parties. Thus, we designate IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20110727-00137 as "permit-but-disclose," effective August 4, 2011. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208 note 2. SURRENDER SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 S2499 EchoStar Corporation On March 9, 2009, EchoStar Corporation surrendered its authorization to operate a Ka-band geostationary satellite orbit Fixed-Satellite Service space station at the 97.0° W.L. orbital location. See Letters to Marlene H. Dortch from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for EchoStar Corporation, dated March 9, 2009 and May 24, 2011. The 18.3-18.8 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 28.35-28.6 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 29.25-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands at the 97.0° W.L. orbital location are now available for reassignment pursuant to the Commission's first-come, first-served licensing process effective 2:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. At that time, applicants may file applications for new space stations, market access by non-U.S. licensed space stations, modifications to licensed space stations, or amendments to pending applications taking this announcement into account. Applications for the spectrum filed prior to this date and time will be dismissed as premature without prejudice to refiling. 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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