Attachment response

response

SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD

response

2005-02-10

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20041221-00226 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2004122100226_417988

ORIGINAL February 9, 2005 Via Hand Delivery REcEivEp Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary FEB 1 q 2005 Federal Communications Commission SNew 445 12th Street, SW. nltens Connie Washington, D.C. 20554 ofStemiy Re: XM Radio Inc. Application for Special Temporary Authority to Test XM—3 at 80.0°W.L. File No. SAT—STA—20041221—00226 Dear Ms. Dortch: On December 21, 2004, XM Radio Inc. ("XM"), a Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service ("SDARS®) licensee,fileda request for Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to test its S— band/X—band replacement satellite (XM—3) at the 80.0°W.L. orbital location with an East—West station keeping tolerance of £0.1° for a period of up to 60 days following launch. See File No. File No. SAT—STA—20041221—00226. XM—3 is currently expected to be launched in the First Quarter of 2005. As the request ofthe staff of the Interational Bureau ("Bureau"), XM hereby states that it is not aware of any other FCC— or non—FCC—licensed spacecraft thatare operational or planned to be deployed ator near the 80°WL orbitallocation whose station—keeping volume would overlap with XM—3. Please contact the undersigned with any questions regarding this matter. Respectfully submitted, ( L&(\(L.»\\/R Willism Bailey Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs ce: Thomas Tyez Andrea Kelly Stephen Duall

Technical Certification 1, Jeffrey S. Snyder, Senior Vice President, Space and Ground Systems, ofXM Radio Inc., certify under penalty ofperjury that: 1 am the technically qualified person with overall responsibility for the technical information contained in this leter. 1 am familiar with the requirements of Part 25 ofthe Commission‘s rules, and the information contained in the application is true and correctto the best of myknowledge and beliet. Dated: February 10, 2005


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