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This document pretains to SAT-STA-19960904-00109 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIbN Approved by OMB 3060—0589 FCC REMITMANCEADVICE Expires 228/97 rage NOC CE! Vopy (RESERVED) SPECIAL USE LP.1;i2 1906 1; 2 1995 PCO USE ONL¥ntorys C48Y Branc, recemercoi "SEP 0 4 1996 (Read instructions carefully BEFORE proceeding.) PAYOR INFORMATION (1) FCC ACCOUNT NUMBER Did you have a number prior to this? Enter it. (2) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (dollars and cents) Lolo Is J1 L 6| i 1| 2l 3| al | | | | | | | | [ | s 230 _ _e 00 (3) PAYOR NAME (If paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (6) Cmy (7) STATE (8) ZIP CODE Washington DC 20036 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (10) COUNTRY CODE (if not U.S.A.) 202—887—3514 ITEM #1 INFORMATION (11A) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY EchoStar Satellite Corporation ]>S'JA"ST7Q"G’£> (12A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (18A) ZIP CODE (144) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (15A) QUANTITY (164) ree pU® roR PAYMENT TYPE CODE IN BLOCK 14 80112 m __|G D 1 $ 115.00 (17A) FCC CODE 1 (18A) FCC CODE 2 (19A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2) (21A) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE 90 Inverness Circle Eagt, Englewood, CO ITEM #2 INFORMATION (11B) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY b ; 4 - —a e & Directsat Corporation |gé )MS/‘H' q (12B) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13B) ZIP CODE (14B) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (15B) QUANTITY (16B) FEE DUE FOR 80112 # 8 P * $115.00 (17B) FCC CODE 1 (18B) FCC CODE 2 (19B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (21B) CITV/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE 90 Inverness Circle Eagt, Englewood, CO ec>rprr caro PAyyENT INFORMATION (22) MASTERCARD/AVISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: []] Mastercard EXPIRATION DATE: C] visa Month Your AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE (23) I hereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or Mastercard e for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein describe. See public burden estimate on reverse. FCC FORM 159 April 1994

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP cos anoeues uas. A. ciason, tes2 —ro22 333 south GraNo aveNue LAWYERS w. 5. ounn. insi— 1928 tos anogLes, caLirornia ©007)—2107 AaumeRt crurcrier, iaso— 103| a reoiszERCD LiMiTco Liamiiry parthershin century city incLugine rroressionat corporations new yous 2020 centumy park cast 1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. 200 rank avenut tos anaeLes, CaLifornia ©oo6?—3026 new york. New york ioise—oi9a WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036—5306 oraner county a PARK PLAZA rams invine. caLirornia 927i4a857 104 avenve Rarmono romcand (202) es5—8500 7sile ranis, rrance san picco TELEX: 197659 GIBTRASK WSH 750 o stheet conson sA bi€Go, caLifornia ezion—4sos FACSIMILE: (202) 467—0539 a0/a8 RALL MALL conbon swiy sue san rrancisco one mowtaomery street, TELESis ToweR san Erancisco, caLiFoNia s4l04—4508 September 3, 1996 Hone xone rorh rLoor, two raciric rLaCE oarcas se oucensway Hona kona 1717 main stacer pariAS, TExas 782017300 ArFiciaTeo sau: anaBia OfFiCC cenver Jarin mcazA, ocava STREET ieo1 carironnia stReet p.0. sox is70 benver, coronaco 8o202—2641 RYAGH t1a84, saupi ArABIA 164 wriTER‘s DIRECT DiAL NUMBER ‘our rice numBer %+ igo, $ ; —26218—00001 Olin F6 BY FEDERAL EXPRESS Federal Communications Commission International Bureau c/o Mellon Bank Three Mellon Bank Center 525 William Penn Way 27th Floor, Room 153—2713 Pittsburgh, PA 15259—0001 Re: Feeable Applications for Special Temporary Authority Dear Sirs: Enclosed you will find an original and four copies of a Consolidated Request for Special Temporary Authority submitted by EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Directsat Corporation, along with the $115,00 fee for each application. Also enclosed is an additional copy to be stamped as received and returned to me in the enclosed Federal Express package. Sincerely, MAIHthers William M. Wiltshire Enclosures

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. ww w w w ww w e w w Ne Ned Ni a2s In the Matter of ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION File No. Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate a DBS Satellite at 118.95° W.L. and DIRECTSAT CORPORATION File No. Tc. Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate a DBS Satellite at 119.05° W.L. CONSOLIDATED REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Pursuant to Section 309(f) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,! and Section 25.119 ofthe Commission‘s Rules,2 EchoStar Satellite Corporation ("EchoStar") and Directsat Corporation ("Directsat") request special temporary authority ("STA") to operate the eastern satellites of their respective Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") systems at 118.95° W.L. and 119.05° W.L., respectively.3 Grant of the requested STAs will enable subscribers to optimize the 1 47 U.8.C. §309(D. 2 47 C.FR. §25.119. 3 EchoStar has been assigned channels 1—21 (odd) at 119.2° W.L., while Directsat has been assigned channels 2—20 (even) at 118.8° W.L.

tuning of their receiving dishes for reception of transmissions from both satellites and will allow tracking and communications with both satellites from a single antenna. Operation from these slightly closer locations —— using spectrum already assigned to the applicants —— will not cause any additional interference compared to operation from their originally assigned locations, and will not compromise operations by any authorized user of the spectrum.4 If and when EchoStar or Directsat receives notice of any such interference as a result of operating at the new orbital locations, they would move their satellites to their originally assigned orbital locations expeditiously. EchoStar and Directsat plan to offer a single coordinated DBS service using their combined orbital/channel assignments. Earlier this year, the Commission granted EchoStar an STA authorizing operation of its eastern satellite at 119°, in order to allow subscribers to tune their receiving dishes to the ideal location to receive signals from both EchoStar and Directsat.> For similar reasons, the applicants now seek to operate their satellites with only a .05° variance from 119°. Signals from one satellite will not interfere with those from the other even using the proposed .1° spacing. Locating the satellites closer together will, however, provide a more unified target for consumers to use in orienting their receiving dishes to the optimal location. In addition, while the satellites are operating from .1° apart, the quality of signal received by + EchoStar has been authorized to use C—band frequencies for purposes of telemetry, tracking, and control ("TT&C") operations, and Directsat has applied for a similar authorization. The Canadian satellite that has coordinated use of the C—band fromthe 118.7° W.L. location has not yet been launched. 5 EchoStar Satellite Corp., 11 F.C.C.R. 5353 (1996).

consumers will be enhanced as compared to the signal that would be received from satellites operating farther apart. In considering applications for STAs, "[i]f temporary operations do not adversely affect other licensed satellites, the Commission readily authorizes their use."© The temporary operation of satellites by EchoStar and Directsat at 118.95° and 119.05° will not cause harmful interference to any other authorized satellite system. The remaining DBS channels at the 118.8° and 119.2° orbital locations have been assigned to Tempo Satellite, Inc. ("Tempo"), which has not yet launched a satellite to make use of those frequencies. Similarly, use of C—band frequencies for TT&C at the proposed locations will not interfere with any authorized user of the spectrum. While both EchoStar and Directsat have coordinated use of the C—band from their original locations the Canadian satellite published for the 118.7° W.L. location has not yet been launched. If and when that Canadian satellite is launched, EchoStar and Directsat will immediately move to their originally assigned orbital locations. For the foregoing reasons, the Commission should grant the requested STAs because they will serve the public interest without causing interference to any other satellite system. Since Directsat intends to launch its satellite on or about September 10, 1996, the applicants request expedited action on these applications. 6 Mobile Datacom, 10 F.C.C.R. 4552, 4553 (1995).

304 In accordance with Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 304, EchoStar and Directsat haoreby waive any claim to the use of any particular frequency or ofthe alectromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of tha previous use of the same, whether by Bcense or otherwise. ti—Drug A ti Pursuant to Section 1.2002 of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.FR § 1.2002, EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Directsat Corporation certify that neither of the Applicants nor any of their officers or directors, nor any person holding 5% or mofe af the outstanding stock or shares (voting and/or non—voting) of either Applicant, nor any party to this Application is subject to denial of Federal benefits pursuant to suthority granted in Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. KCHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION DIRECTSAT CORPORATION ayePdAMifroccf David K. Moskowitz Sr. Vice President and Gepnbfal Counsel 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 799—8222 Wiliam M. Wiltshire GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW . Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 95 5—8 500 Counsel faor EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Durectsat Corporation

ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that T am the technically qualified person responsgible for preparation ofthe engineering information contained in this Application, that I am familiar with Part 25 of the Commission‘s Rules (to the extent applicable}, that I have either prepared or reviewed the engincering information submitted in this Application, and that it is complete and accurate to the best ofmy knowledge and belief. Rohan Za Program Manager BEchoStar Sateilite Corporation Dated: September 3. 1996 WLS62410,04971+


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