20130628 HNS 2013 An

OTHER submitted by Hughes Network Systems, LLC

2013 Ka-Band Annual Report

2013-06-28

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20120424-00075 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2012042400075_1002446

STEPHEN D. BARUCH 202.416.6782 SBARUCH@LERMANSENTER.COM June 28, 2013 BY HAND DELIVERY Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 ATTN: International Bureau Re: 2013 Annual Report of Hughes Network Systems, LLC for Call Signs S2663, S2753, S2834, and S2852 Dear Ms. Dortch: Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“Hughes”), by its attorneys and pursuant to Sections 25.145(f)(1) and 25.210(l) of the Commission’s Rules, hereby files this report concerning its above-referenced Ka-band satellite networks. SPACEWAY 3 (Call Sign S2663) and EchoStar XVII (Call Sign S2753) are both on station and in good operating order. EchoStar XVII was successfully launched in July 2012, and entered commercial service in October 2012. Hughes was issued a Letter of Intent authorization in 2012 for the Jupiter 97W space station at 97º W.L. (Call Sign S2834) and a license application grant for the Jupiter 77W space station at 77º W.L. (Call Sign S2852). Hughes has contracted for the construction of the Jupiter 97W space station in anticipation of a 2016 launch. As of the date of this filing, Hughes has not concluded a contract for the Jupiter 77W space station. Pursuant to Section 25.145(f)(1)(ii) of the Commission’s Rules, Hughes reports that there have been no non-scheduled space station outages for more than thirty minutes during the reporting period (i.e., from June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013) for either SPACEWAY 3 or EchoStar XVII.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 28, 2013 Page 2 Pursuant to Section 25.145(f)(1)(iii) of the Commission’s Rules, Hughes reports that neither SPACEWAY 3 nor EchoStar XVII has been unavailable for service or otherwise failed to perform to specification during the reporting period (i.e., from June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013). Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this report. Respectfully submitted, s/ Stephen D. Baruch Stephen D. Baruch David S. Keir Attorneys for Hughes Network Systems, LLC cc (by FedEx): Columbia Operations Center Federal Communications Commission 9200 Farmhouse Lane Columbia, MD 21046


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