Attachment Deorbit Letter

Deorbit Letter

LETTER submitted by DIRECTV

Letter informing the FCC the Directv 6 satellite was de-orbited

2006-08-22

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-19980403-00024 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD1998040300024_524852

LN 1200 EIGHTEENTH STREET, NW WiLTSHIRE & WASHINGTON, DC 20036 TEL 202.730.1300 Fax 202.730.1301 WWW.HARRISWILTSHIRE.COM G RANN IS ‘ U'P ' ATTORNEYS AT Law August 22, 2006 BY HAND DELIVERY Marlene H. Dortch Office of the Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: De—orbiting ofDIRECTV 6 Dear Ms. Dortch: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby gives notice that it has successfully de—orbited its DIRECTV 6 space station (call sign $2656). The deorbiting was completed on August 17, 2006. The final measured orbit of the DIRECTV 6 satellite is 397 km above the geostationary arc, with an apogee and perigee of 411 km and 383 km above the arc, respectively. In the course of de—orbiting the satellite, DIRECTV depleted the propellant tanks, discharged the batteries, disconnected the power from the bus, and shut off the transmitters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202—730—1 350. Sincerely yours, William M. Wiltshire Counselfor DIRECTY Enterprises, LLC co: Robert Nelson Chip Fleming


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