LightSquared 2014 An

OTHER submitted by LightSquared Subsidiary LLC

2014 Annual Satellite Report

2014-06-27

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19980702-00066 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA1998070200066_1052070

                                                           June 27, 2014


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 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, 2013 to May 31, 2014


Part I: Status of satellite construction and anticipated launch dates.
AMSC‐1 (or MSAT‐2). The corporate predecessor of LightSquared Subsidiary LLC (“LightSquared”) was licensed by the
Commission in 1989 to construct, launch, and operate a satellite (AMSC‐1) to provide Mobile Satellite Service (“MSS”)
using L‐band frequencies for service links and Appendix 30B Ku‐band frequencies for feeder links.2 AMSC‐1 was
launched into orbit at the nominal 101W orbital location in 1995 and began offering service in 1996.
SkyTerra 1 (Call Sign S2358). The corporate predecessor of 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 commenced service in 2011.4


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. There have been no non‐scheduled transponder outages for more than thirty minutes.



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. LightSquared’s Appendix 30B Ku‐band feeder link frequencies on SkyTerra 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.

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. There are no transponders unavailable for service or otherwise not performing 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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