Attachment DA 05-2671

DA 05-2671

ORDER submitted by FCC,IB

DA 05-2671

2005-10-07

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20050513-00100 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2005051300100_458799

Federal Communications Commission ba os.zem Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Mater of ) ) DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ) ) File Nos. SAT—MOD—20050513—00100 ) SAT—MoD—20050513—00101 Applications for Modification of Assigned Orbital . ) Location of th the DIRECTV 8 (K) Ka— ) Cll Signs: $2132; S2622 Band Payload and DIRECTV 8 (D) DBS ) Payload from 100.85° W.L. to 100.75° W.L. ) ) orper Adopted: October 07, 2008 Released: October 072005 By the Deputy Chief, Satllite Division, Iternational Bureau: L INTRODUCTION 1.. By this Order, we modify the authorizations of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) for ts Direct Broadeast Satelite (DBS)space sation and Fixed Satllte Service (FSS) Ka—band" space sttion‘ on the DIRECTV 8 Geosttionary Satelite Orbit (GSO)stelite to allow for relocation ofthe DIRECTV 8 satelite from the 100.85° W.L.orbital location‘t the 100.75° WL. orbitl location.® In doing so, as explained below, we decline to condition this grant on DIRECTV‘s successful coordination of the DIRECTV 8 satelite with the satelites of Mobile Satelite Ventures Subsidiary, LLC (MSV)at the nominal 101° W.L. locationas sought by MSV.® Grant of these appliations willresult in th efficient deployment of orbital resources and reduce the stationkeeping burden on DIRECTV. ! As used in this Order,the torm "Ka—band" referto the 18.3—188 GH(spaceto—Bart), 19.7—20.2 GHe (spacto Bard),28 35—28.6 GHe (Runtto—space), and 29.25—30.0 GHte (Rurto—apace) frequency bands * As used in this Orde,th term "space sation" has the meaning givein the International Telecommunication Urion(FTV) Radio Regultions, e, one or more transmitrs,o eceives,oa combintion of ranstiterand receivers necessary fo carrying on a radicommunication servce, and located on an oblct which is beyond. oris intended t go beyond,themajorportion f heEath‘satmosphere. TTU Radio Repubtions Artcles .61 and 1.6t; seealso 47 CER. § 25201 * DIRECTV 8 wasnched in May 2005. DIRECTV was granted authorty, pursuanttoa Specil Temporry Authority (STA),t conduct inorbit testing ofthe DIRECTV 8 stlite‘s DBS payload atthe 138 WL location and upon compltion of th test o retunthe satelite o is assgned loction. SeIntenational Borenu, Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Public Notie, Report NoSAT—O0317 (rl. August26, 2005)(ganting Fle No: sar—sra205002200030 The 0.change in orbit location coresponds o minimum horizotal separation of about73.6 klometes,or 457 sttute miles ° See Comments of Mobile Satelfte Ventres Subsiiary LLC, ied May 31, 2008 (MSV Comments)

Federal Communications Commission pa oszen 1. BACKGROUND 2._ In 2004, the Commission authorized DIRECTV to operate two separate space stations on the DIRECTV 8 satelte at the 100.85° W.L. orbital location. One authorization is for a DBS space station (Call Sign $2632) and one is for a Ka—band FSS space station (Call Sign $2132)° The DBS space station is authorized to operate on the 16 odd—numbered channels between 1 and 31 inclusive in the 122—12.7 GHz (space—to—Rarth) and 17.3—17.8 GHe (Earth—t0—space) frequency bands. The Ka—band SS space station is authorized to operatein the 18.3—18.8 GHe (space—t0—Earth), 19.7—20.2 GHz (space—to—Bath), 28.35—28.6 GHz (Rarth—to—space), and 29.25—30.0 GHz (Eartho—space)frequency bands. Underits suthorization, DIRECTV 8 is assigned to the 100.85° W.L. orbital location with +0.05° longitudinal stationkeeping, +., DIRECTV 8 currently has an authorized longitudinal range of100.80° W.L. to 10090° WIL. 3._ Six in—orbit stelitesare authorized to operateatassigned locations within 0.25 degrees of the 101° W.L.location,including DIRECTV 8. Specifially, MSV‘s in—orbit satelite, AMSC—1 is authorized to operate atthe 100.95° W.L. orbital location with +0.05° lngitadinal stationkeeping." AMSC—1 therefore has an authorized longitudinal range of100.90° W.L.to 101.00° W.L. DIRECTV‘s DIRECTV 1 sateliteis uthorized atthe 100.85° W.L. orbital lcation with +0.05° longitudinal staionkeeping, e.. DIRECTV 1R currently has an authorized longitudinal range of 100.80° WL. to 100.90° W.L" DIRECTV‘s DIRECTV 4 sateie is authorized atthe 101.20° WL. orbial ocation with +0.05° longitudinalstationkeeping, thus DIRECTV 48 has an authorized longitudinal range of 101.15° ° SeeIntermational Bureas, olBranch Information: Actions Taken, Publc Notice, Report No. SAT—00256 rel. Novermber 5 2004) (graning File Nos.SAT—RPL—20010620.00127 (DBS space sution) and SAT—MOD—20040630— 00128 (Ka—band spacestaion). ‘The November 5 2004 actions authorized he DIRECTV 8 satlite t operteat the 100.83° WL. orbiallocation. Subsequent modifcations and Special Temporary Authoizations (STAs)reating to DIRECTV & did notaffect the authorized orbia lacation. See Interntional Bureau, Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Public Notic, Report No. SAT—00317 (rel. August26, 2005) (grantig File No. SAT—STA— 20050624—00136 for imortttesting); Report No. SAT—00308 (el.July 15, 200%)(ganting File Nos. SAT—STA— 20050826—00108 (DBS space sttion)and SAT—STA—2005052600109 (Ka—band space sation); Report No. SAT— 00202 (rel. June 24, 2005)(graning File Nos. SAT—STA—20050616.00126 (DBS space surion) and SAT—STA: 2005061600126 (Ka—band space sution); Report No. SAT—00294 (el. May 27, 2005) (rantingFile Nos.SAT— STA—20050506—00095 (DBS space stion) and SAT—STA—20050506—00006 (Kband spacestion)). The oigin of the DIRECTV & selitedates o 1997, when the Commisionauthorized DIRECTV‘spredecessoin—intret, Hughes Communications GalaxyIn., t lanch and operate a GSO FSS satelitesytem. See Hughes Communications Galay, nc., Order and Authoriatin, 13 PCC Red 1351(1997), moifed by Hughes Communications Galsy, n., Order and Authoriatin, 16 PCC Red 2470 (2001)furthr modfed by Hughes Communications Galsy,In., Order and Authorizion, 16 FCC Red 12627 (2001), In Aprl2002, the Commission authorized the proforme assignment ofthisHcense from Hughes Communications Galaxy,Inc. to Hughes Network Systems, Inc.See File No. SAT—ASG—2001 1204—00110. In May 2004, the Commisionauthorized hepofoma assignment ofhi cense from Hughes Network Systems to DIRECTV. See File No. SAT—ASG—20040520—00101, " See Inernational Bureas Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Publc Notie, 19 FCC Red 20460 (el. August 27, 2006) (Grining File No. SAT—MOD—20040623—00120). " SeeInteational Bureau, Poliy Branch Information: Satlite Space Applications Accepted foFling, Publc Note, Report No. SAT—00123, File No. SAT—STA—20020910—00172 (el. September27,2002). The DIRECTV IR satelite was relocated in conjunction withth relocationofthe DIRECTV 3 saelit o enable DIRECTV 1R to carythetaificasigned to DIRECTYV 3. DIRECTY subsequentlyfiled a modifeation applicaton o makthese changes prmanent. See File No. SAT—MOD—20030205—00032. Thisappleation, exceptfohe portion dexling withthrequestto redesignte theorbial oeaton for DIRECTV 1R, was withdraun by DIRECTV on March 9, 2004. See Letr from James R. Butterworth, Senor Viee President, DIRECTV,to Thomas 5. Tycz, Chet Stllte DivisionInernational Bureas,dated March 9,2004. Seealso se .tc povterdevibpage FerchAtactment®atach =374272 for rantstamped applcationto move DIRECTV IR.

Federal Communications Commission ba oszeri W.L.to 101.25° WL. SES Americom has satelite, AMC—, that is authorized to operateatthe 101.00° W L. orbiallocation with +0.05¢ longitudinal stationkeeping. thus AMC—# has an authorized longitudinal range of 101.05° WL. t 100.95° W.L." DIRECTV‘s DIRECTV 2 satelite is authorized to operateat the 100.8° W.L. orbital location. Recently, DIRECTV requested and received an STA o move DIRECTV 2 to 100.6° W.L. in anticipation otransfering trifc from DIRECTV 2 to DIRECTV 8. In addition to the in—orbit satelites, one satelt is authorized to operate within .25 degrees of the 101° W.L. orbital location but is not yetlaunched. Specificaly, on May 23, 2005, the Commission granted MSV‘s application for MSV—1 t be located at the 101.0° W.L. orbital location with +0.05° ongitudinal stationkeeping, hus MSV—1 has an authorized longitudinal range of 100.95° W.L.to 101.05° W.L. The MSV—1 satelite is expected to be launched in 2010. Other applicationstoIaunch and operate satelitesat assigned locations within 0.25 degreesof the 101° W.L. orbial location remain pending at the Commission." 4. On May 13, 2005, DIRECTV fled two applications — one for each space station — secking authority to relocate the DIRECTV 8 satelite from the 100.85° W.L.location to the 100.75° W.L. location."" DIRECTV‘s applications were placed on public notice as accepted for fling on June 10, 205. On May 31, 2005, MSV filed comments requesting us to condition grant of the DIRECTV 8 relocation upon DIRECTV‘s successful coordination of DIRECTV 8 with MSV‘s satelitesat the same orbital location."* On September 22, 2005, DIRECTV filed an ex parteleter stating thatsuch a condition is without precedent." DIRECTV also stated that because the DIRECTV 8 stelite will replace another DIRECTV satelt lcensed to operate at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location, there will be no ncrease in congestion atthis orbial location."" On September 30, 2005, MSV fild an «x part lette in response to * See Assignment of Orbita Locations t Space Stationin the Domestc Fzed—Satelite Service and the Applications of GE American Communicaions,In., Order and Authoriaton, 13 PCC Red 3385 (1999)(AMC4 Authoriation Order)(grnting Fle No. SAT—MOD—19981023—00076 for the101.00° W L orbtl location) Subsequent modifications and STAsrelating to AMC4 did not afect herepularly authorized orbita location. See Internationl Bureau, Plicy Branch Iformation: Actions Taken. Public Noic, Report No. SAT—00194 (rel Fbruary 23, 2004) (grnting Fle No. SAT—STA—20030626—00118); Report No. SAT—00128 (rel. November 15, 2002) (granting Fle No. SAT—MOD—20021 108—00206) " SeeInteational Bureau, Policy BranchInformation: Actions Taken, Public Notie, Report No. SAT—0023 (rel September 30,2005) We anicipatthatDIRECTV will ie frther modifcation with espect to DIRECTV 2 to Jocate t nea t 101° W.Llcation asani—orbit pare orto move it another loction. "trernational Boreso, Policy Branch Iformation: Satllte Space Applcations Acceptd for Flig, Publc Notic, Report No SAT—002(rl. April 29, 2006)(accepting File No. SAT—RPL—2005022—00070 for fling) (Application of DIRECTV for Autority to Launch Operate DIRECTV 95,a Diret Broadcat Srellte, at 101° W.L); Fle Nos, SATLOA—19970608—00050 (aplicaton t operte in th 17 Gi BSS band}; SAT—LOA—20020822.00003 (application t operae in the 17 GHte BSS band), The 17 GHte BSS applications have not yetbeen accepted for filng. " Pile Nos. SAT—MOD—20080513—00101 (for DBS authorization) and SAT—MOD20050513—00100 for Ka—band authorization). The appliationsaresubstanively identical, herefre,we will efe o the two applications collctively as he "Appliation® or he "DIRECTV Applicaton:" ° SeeInterational Bureau, Policy Branch Information:Satlite Spoce Applications Accepted forFling, Publc Notce,Report No. SAT—00297 (rl.June 10,2008) "MSV Comments at3. © Leterto Marlene . Dortch, Secetary,Federal Communicatins Commission, from Wiliar M. Witshie, Counselfor DIRECTV EmerprisesLLC, dated September22, 2008 (DIRECTV Ex Pare Leteo. " ul an.

Federal Communications Commission a os.zem DIRECTV‘s leter."" MSV statesthatthe Commission should make it clear that launch and operation of the new DIRECTV satelite prir to launch and operation of MSV‘s next—generation stelite does not provide DIRECTV with greaterrightsthan MSV to operateat a given location in the orbital are." L. DISCUSSION 5.. DIRECTV requests authority to reposition the DIRECTV 8 stelite from the 100.85° W.L. orbital location to the 100.75° W.L. orbital location. DIRECTV indicates that the requested relocation will emable it to operate its DIRECTV 8 satelite in a sttionkeeping volume that does not overlap with any of the other space stations operating atthe nominal 101° W.L. orbiallocation."" We conclude that grantothe requested modification will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity because it will result in th efficient deployment of orbtal resources. 6. Grant of DIRECTV‘s Application will resultin DIRECTV 8 having a longitudinal range of 100.70° W.L. to 100.80° WL. This wll simplify sutionkecping operations for DIRECTV 1R and DIRECTV & by eliminating the overlap between the stationkeeping volumes. We also notethat because the DIRECTV 8 satelite is a replacement for the DIRECTV 2 satelite, operation of DIRECTYV 8 atthe 100.75° W.L. location will not increase congestion atthe nominal 101° W.L. orbtallocation."" With respectto MSV‘s concems, we note that grant ofthis equest will result in a minimum angular separation of0.1° between DIRECTV 8 at ts requested location and AMSC—1. This would presumably obviate any stationkeeping concer of MSV atthis location with respect to DIRECTV 8. This would also hold true with respect to the authorized but not launched MSV—1 satelt. Thus, grant of DIRECTV‘s application will increase the separation between the DIRECTV 8 satelite and MSV‘s current and future authorized satellites at the nominal101° W L. orbitallocation. 7. With respectto MSV‘s proposed condition, we note as an intil matr that th authorization for the MSV—1 satelte was not conditioned upon successful coordination of is satelite with those of DIRECTV at the same location. Therefore, adopting the condition proposed by MSV would constitute inconsistenttreatment of the two licensees."" We note, however,that partieslicensed at a particular orbital lcation are expected to coordinate with other parties icensed atthe same location o avoid in— orbitcollsions." Thus, we will notimpose the condition requested by MSV regarding adjacentstelite " Leter to Marlene H. Dotch, Scretry, Federal Communications Commisson, from Jennifer A. Manner,Vice President, Regulatory Affrs, Mobile Satlite VenturesLP,dated September 2 , 2005. #y " DIRECTV Application at 13. ® se DIRECTV Ex Pare Leterat 2. "e n ""see Miigation of Orbitl Dcbris, Second Repor and Order, 19 FCC Red 11567 (2004) (OrbialDebris2" Report und Order). Inthe OrbialDebris2" Report and Order, the Commission concluded tat, whle th choiceof orbital regimes is bestlf to the disretono opertors, in someinstancethe publc iterest would be erved by a deailed iscusionof how opertors would avoid ptenta ollsions between opertiona spacecraft wth overlapping stationtecping volumes, 14 at pras. 49—50. For example,where operators proposed t coloeate mutiple satelites atthe same aeostationry orbtal location.the Commisson equired operators o state what measures willbe taken o preventcolisions. d at para. 1. The Commission noted that, although it is posibleto successfully locte mubipe satlites t a singlocation and within the same sariontecping volume.such arrangementsrequire rea— time coordination hat mustbe disclosed t he Commissin. 14. The record reflcts that DIRECTV, MSV, and SES Americom have hld discussions concerning thecurrentarrangement osteltesat he 101°W orbtallocation. DIRECTV Ex Parte Letrat 1. We note thatshould a coortination arrangement between the lcenscesresltin parametrs not consistent theauthorized parametrsforany spac station, we expect he lcensee ofthaspace sttionto filan approprite modiffation requesprior toimplementation of that agreement. Opertions not consitentwith hose authorized aresubject o enforcementaction.

Federal Communications Commission ba os.2071 coordination on DIRECTV and will as is our normal practie, rely on the operators to coordinate in good faith. IV. CoNCLUSION AND ORDERING CLaUsES 8. Accordingly, TT IS ORDERED that, the request of DIRECTV Enterprises LLC to modify the assigned orbital location of its DIRECTV 8 satelie from the 100.85° W.L. orbital location to the 100.75° W1 orbital location, File Nos. SAT—MOD—20050513—00101 (Call Sign $2632) and SAT—MOD— 20050813—00100 (Call Sign $2132),18 GRANTED,subject to the following conditions: a..— DIRECTV Enterprises, LC shall coordinate all drif orbit DBS and Telemetry, Tricking, and Control operations with other potentilly affected n—orbit operators. b. During the relocation of the DIRECTV 8 satelite operations shall be on a non— harmfulinterference basis, meaning that DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC shall not cause interference to,and shall no claim protection from interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating satelites. 6. In the event that any harmfulinteference is caused as a result ooperations during the relocation of the DIRECTV 8 satelite, DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, shall cease operations immediately upon notifieation of such interference and shallinform the Commission immediately, in writing, of such an event. d All o the originallyauthorized terms, conditions, and technical specifications of the DIRECTV 8 DBS space station (Call Sign $2632) and FSS space station (Call Sign S2132),exceptfor the uthorized orbitallocation, remain in effect 9.. TT IS FURTHER ORDERED that DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC has 30 days from the date of the release of this order to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within that period will consttue formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 10. This order is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegations of suthority, 47 CER. § 0.261, and is effective upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONs conmssION Fary : Quemalach— Fem J.Jarmulnck Deputy Chief Satelite Division Interational Bureau ®See, 5.Satelite Transponder LeasingCorp.5 FCC Red 1651, 1652 (ComCr. Bu. 1990) and American Satelite Company, S PCC Red 1186, 1189 (Com. Car. Bur. 1990) (Bureau deline to impose coortination conditions where noinsurmountabl coortination issues were rased)


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