2011 Annual Satellit

OTHER submitted by LightSquared Subsidiary LLC

2011 Annual Report

2011-06-30

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20100226-00036 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATAMD2010022600036_900992

                                                     June 30, 2011


Via Electronic Filing (IBFS)


Ms. Mindel De La Torre
Bureau Chief
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20054


RE:     LightSquared Subsidiary LLC
        Annual Status Report
        Call Signs AMSC-1 and S2358


Dear Ms. De La Torre:


        Pursuant to Section 25.210(l) of the Commission’s Rules, LightSquared Subsidiary LLC (formerly SkyTerra
Subsidiary LLC) hereby submits its annual status report for its licensed L-band/Appendix 30B Ku-band satellites.1 Please
contact the undersigned with any questions regarding this matter.


                                                Very truly yours,


                                                         /s/


                                                Jeffrey J. Carlisle
                                                Executive Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy


cc:     Columbia Operations Center, FCC




1
 In August 2004, the Commission decided that L-band Mobile Satellite Service operators are required to submit by June
30th the annual report mandated by Section 25.210(l) of the Commission’s rules applicable to Fixed Satellite Service
satellites. See Revision of the Commission’s Rules to Ensure Compatibility With Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling
Systems, Second Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 16964, n.43 (2004).


                                               LightSquared Subsidiary LLC
                                                   Annual Status Report
                                               June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011


Part I: Status of satellite construction and anticipated launch dates.
AMSC-1. LightSquared Subsidiary LLC (“LightSquared”) was licensed by the Commission in 1989 to construct, launch,
and operate a satellite to provide Mobile Satellite Service (“MSS”) using L-band frequencies for service links and
Appendix 30B Ku-band frequencies for feeder links.2 SkyTerra launched its satellite, AMSC-1, into orbit at the nominal
101°W orbital location in 1995 and began offering service in 1996.


SkyTerra 1 (Call Sign S2358). LightSquared was licensed by the Commission in May 2005 to launch and operate a next-
generation MSS satellite (SkyTerra 1) to replace AMSC-1, using L-band frequencies for service links and Appendix 30B Ku-
band frequencies for feeder links.3 The satellite was launched on November 14, 2010, and the Commission has
determined that LightSquared has met all of the license milestones for SkyTerra 1.4


Part II: Non-scheduled transponder outages for more than thirty minutes.
AMSC-1. There have been no non-scheduled transponder outages for more than thirty minutes.


SkyTerra 1. The requested information is inapplicable. The satellite is currently being tested and is not providing any
service.


Part III: Transponder utilization.
AMSC-1. LightSquared’s Appendix 30B Ku-band feeder link frequencies on AMSC-1 are used to connect the terrestrial
network, such as the public switched telephone/data network, to the satellite, and these transmissions are translated to
the L band for communications to and from the MSS terminals. The satellite continues to utilize its Ku-L transponder
capability 100% of the time.

SkyTerra 1. The requested information is inapplicable. The satellite is currently being tested and is not providing any
service.

Part IV: Transponders not available for service or not performing to specifications.
AMSC-1. There have been no changes to the transponder performance or availability over the past year.


SkyTerra 1. The satellite is currently being tested and is not providing service. Based on test results, all transponders
would be available for service and would perform to specifications.




2
  See Order and Authorization, 4 FCC Rcd 6041 (1989); remanded by Aeronautical Radio, Inc. v. FCC, 928 F.2d 428
(D.C. Cir. 1991); Final Decision on Remand, 7 FCC Rcd 266 (1992); aff’d, Aeronautical Radio, Inc. v. FCC, 983 F.2d 275
(D.C. Cir. 1993); see also AMSC Subsidiary Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 4040 (1993).
3
  See Order and Authorization, DA 05-1492 (May 23, 2005).
4
  See, e.g., Public Notice, Report No. SAT-00759 (February 18, 2011).

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