Attachment milestone

milestone

LETTER submitted by Telesat Canada

milestone

2007-02-14

This document pretains to SAT-PPL-20060516-00061 for Permitted List on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATPPL2006051600061_550772

FILED/ACCEPTED ORIGINAL FEB 1 4 2007 rederal Communications Commissi 1776 K STREET NW on Office of the Secretary | r D. Hindin indi WASHINGTON, DC 20006 * 4 Jennife PHONE 202.719.7000 February 14, 2007 202.719.4975 FAX 202.719.7049 jhindin@wileyrein.com 7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE McLEAN, VA 22102 Marlene H. Dortch PHONE 703.905.2800 Secretary FAX 703.905.2820 Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW www.wileyrein.com Washington, DC 20554 Re: Telesat Canada, Notification of Milestone Completion for Anik F3; File No. SAT—PPL—20060516—00061; Call Sign $2703 Dear Ms. Dortch: Telesat Canada, by its attorneys, hereby notifies the Commission that the first three milestones for the Anik F3 satellite have been satisfied. On January 19, 2007, the Commission granted Telesat Canada‘s ("Telesat") request for a declaratory ruling to add the C— and Ku—band payloads of Anik F3 to the Commission‘s Permitted Space Station List ("Permitted List").‘ In that order, the Commission conditioned inclusion of Anik F3 on the Permitted List on Telesat‘s compliance with the following milestones: (1) Execute Contract for Construction: December 20, 2006; (2) Complete Critical Design Review: December 20, 2007; (3) Commence Physical Construction: December 20, 2008; and (4) Launch: December 20, 2010 These are the same milestones that the FCC established for the Anik F3 satellite when it granted EchoStar LLC ("EchoStar") blanket authorization for one million receive—only earth stations that would receive direct—to—home programming from Anik F3 in the Ku—band.> I Telesat Canada Petition for Declaratory Ruling for Inclusion ofANIK F3 on the Permitted Space Station List, Order, File No. SAT—PPL—20060516—00061, DA 07—118 (January 19, 2007) 2 Id. § 20. 3 EchoStar LLC, Order and Authorization, 20 FCC Red 20083 (2005).

Marlene H. Dortch February 14, 2007 Page 2 In satisfaction of the first milestone requirement, on November 27, 2006, Telesat provided the full and unedited copy of its spacecraft construction contract with EADS Astrium SAS ("Astrium").* In satisfaction of the second and third milestone requirements, Telesat provides the attached declaration and photographs originally submitted to the FCC by EchoStar in connection with its pending request for a reduction of the $3 million bond payable on its earth station authorizations to communicate with Anik F3.° The "Declaration of David Wendling Regarding the Construction Status of the Anik F3 Sactllite" dated January 18, 2006 and the photographs provided as Attachment 1 confirm that all critical design review has been completed and that physical construction of the Anik F3 satellite is substantially completed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer D. Hindin Colleen King Counselfor Telesat Canada 4 Letter from Bert W. Rein and Carl R. Frank, Counsel for Telesat Canada, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, Re: Telesat Canada, Petition for Declaratory Ruling to Add ANIK F3 to the Permitted List, File No. SAT—PPL—20060516—00061, Call Sign $2703 (filed November 27, 2006). 5 Letter from Philip L. Malet, Counsel for EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, Re: EchoStar Satellite L.LC. Authorization to Operate Earth Stations with Telesat Canada‘s Anik F3 Satellite, File Nos. SES—LFS—20040831—01253 and SES—LIC—20050621—00799 (filed January 19, 2006).

is Telesat Telesal Canada 1251 Telesat Cour Geoucester Ontane K18 $P4 Declaration ef David Wendling Regarding the Construction Stains of the Anik F3 Satellite 1.David Wendling; declare: uncierpenalty ofperjury unfiar the laws ofthe United States of Americathat, to the best of:my knowledge, information and belief, the i’meamngis true and corfect: 1. {Lam a Space Systems I}irecmr for Telesat Canada, operatorofthe AnikF3 satellite, | am responsible for the perfomlanf.:e and operations ofthe Anik F3 satellite. My responsibilities includemonitoringthe progressof satellite construction, mumng conformance ofthe: sateflite‘s perfarmam:eand operation to specification,reviewingtheresultsof design reviews < and testing, andas part heSpaa& Systems senior:managemem for amhonzmg afl} chanfies — ;10 the satellite‘sspecxficatmns, is ;‘mecal Besxgn Rewcwforthe AnikF3 satf:i}aie has beencs:;mp!ated and ph}fiaca! constructionissubstantially.completed. Thesatellite currentlyisin thermal vacuum testing, which Telesat Canada expectsto be completed by early February2006, andthe satellite is efipesxfad to bereadytosthfivmn the factory in Mayf}une 2006, in ammpazmn ef an August ' 20{36 Liuncil dats Afiachmem 1 iu this df:‘cf uon provides phozographs of the f%mk F3 sazeiixteasthebus and ‘us ;yayleaé modules are Bemg mtz:gmtedJustpriorto undergoingthermal acuum testingas — evaécnce fiaa& phymc;ii gonstr tion ofthe:Amk F3 satelhteis substam ? il}f compieied Execmgé_on January 18, 2006 _ Davzd Wefldkflg ud DirectorSatalhtaCentmi * faxadl$ ABET(T ~~ fnlormation Hitpowsvtelesalcs |

_ Aftachment 1 _ To Declaration of David Wendling

Anik F3 Satellite — SCTY Chamber

Anik F3 Satellite — Service Module



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