Attachment Commission letter Au

Commission letter Au

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Commission ltr

1996-08-13

This document pretains to SAT-STA-19960723-00101 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA1996072300101_1157960

"A Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In Reply Refer to: P/13/496 Ms. Karis A. Hastings Hogan & Hartson Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004—1109 Reference: GE American Communications, Inc. —— Request for Special Temporary _ Authority to Extend Milestone Schedule (File No. 145—SAT—STA—96) Dear Ms. Hastings: GE American Communications, Inc. (GE Americom) is authorized to construct, launch and operate the GE—1 satellite to be located at 103° W.L. (See GE American Communications, Inc., 7 FCC Red 5159 (1992), as modified, GTE Spacenet Corporation and GE American Communications, Inc., 9 FCC Red 1271 (1994).) GSTAR I is operating at 103° W.L. and the construction and launch dates authorized for GE—1, which will replace GSTAR—1, conformed to the estimated end—of—life that satellite. Due to unforeseen delays experienced by the manufacturer, the GE—1 satellite was unable to meet the established construction schedule. Customer service continues to be provided by the GSTAR 1 satellite, operating pursuant to special temporary authority. Based on the manufacturing delays, GE Americom requested a modification — of the construction and launch deadlines for its GE—1 satellite. See File No. 135—SAT—ML—96, Public Notice, Report No. SPB—53 (July 17, 1996). In its modification application, GE Americom requested that the construction completion date be extended through November 1996 with launch no later than December 1996. However, the GE—1 satellite is now scheduled for launch in late—August. Therefore, GE Americom is seekingthis STA to extend the milestone schedule prior to action onits modification application. Based onthese circumstances, your letter request of July 23, 1996, on behalf of GE American Communications,Inc., for special temporary authority to extend the construction and launch dates for the GE—1 satellite is granted. Sincerely, \f’&mwow § . ( (46/ Thomas S. Tycz Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division International Bureau


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