Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by FCC,IB

GRANT

2005-06-22

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050616-00125 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Date & Time Filed: Jun 16 2008 $28:56:SIGPM L e;lgu'Tber: sar—sa—20050616—00125 L2 Am;?%r%?;fC ézé:‘eifl E. FEDERAL COMMUNICArIONs comMISsION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY ror OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this applicationto identify it on the main menu: DIRECTV Ent. DIRECTV 8 STA at 100.65 WIL (DBS) 1— Applicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Phone Number: 310—726—4903 DBA Name: sto—sss—ss23 Streets 2230 E. Imperial Huy: dapatillo@directcom City: El Segundo State: ca Countrys USA Zipeode: soras — Attention: DavidA. Patilo

ATTACHMENT DIRECTV 8 SAT—STA—20050616—00125 (Call Sig SAT—STA—20050616—00126 (Call Sign: $2132) June 22, 2005 DIRECTV Enterprises, LL.C.‘s (DIRECTV) applications for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20050616—00125 and SAT—$TA—20050616—00126, ARE GRANTED. Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 30 days commencing on June 24, 2005 on a non—interference basis (1) to operate Tracking, Telemetry, and Command ("TT&C") fanctions in the 17307 MHz (Earth—to—Space) and 12203.25 and 12203.75 MHz (Space—to—Earth)frequencies at and during transit to the 100.65° W.L. orbital location and (2) to operate the Ka—band communications payload in the 18.3 — 18.8 GHz (space—to—Earth), 28.35 — 28.6 GHz (Rarth—to—space), 19.7 — 20.2 GHz: (space— to—Earth) and 29.25—30.0 GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands on the DIRECTV 8 satellteatthe 100.65° W.L. orbital location in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the Commission‘s rules and this Attachment; and 1. During the drift ofthe satellte to 100.65° W.L. orbital location, DIRECTV shall not operate the Direct Broadcast Satellte ("DBS") or Ka—band communications payload on the DIRECTV 8 satellte 2. DIRECTV shall coordinate all of ts TT&C operations with existing geostationary satellites to ensure that no unaceeptable interference resultsfrom its TT&C operations during its drif. 3. During the drift of te satellite to 100.65° W.L. orbitallocation, no harmful interference shall be caused by the DIRECTV 8 satellte to any other lawfully operating satellites or radiocommunication systems. Operations of the DIRECTV 8 satellite shall cease immediately upon notification of such interference and DIRECTV shall inform the Commission in writing immediately of such an event. 4. While drifting the DIRECTV 8 satelliteto 100.65° W.L., orbital location, DIRECTV is required to accept interference from other lawfully operating in—orbit satelites. 5. During operations at 100.65° W.L. no harmful iterference shall be caused by DIRECTV—to any other lawully operating in—orbit satellite and operations ofthe DIRECTV—8 satellite shall cease immediately upon notification of such interference. 6. During operations at 100.65° W.L. DIRECTV is required to accept interference from other lawhully operating in—orbit satelites.

6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant tothis special authority is solely at DIRECTV‘s own risk. 7. This action is without prejudice to Commission action on DIRECTV‘s pending applications SAT—MOD—20050513—00100, SAT—MOD—20050513—00101, SAT—STA— 20050526—00108 and SAT—$TA—20050526—00109. 8. This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release,

2. Connet Name: Wiliam M. Wilshire Phone Number: ao2—7a0—1350 Company: Haris, Wilishire & Grannis LLP Fax Number: aoz=7s0—1301 Street: 1200 18th Steet, NW E—Mai: wwiltshire@harriswilishire.com 12h Floor Washington State: pe Country: USA Zipeode: 2one ~ Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your applcation s relted to an application ied with the Commissio, enerthe ie nurber elow) 3. Reference File Number i s a fe submited withths application? @ 1f¥es, complteand atach FCC Form 159. IfNo,indicate reason for fee exemption(sce 47 C.ER.Scction1.1114) @9 Governmental Enity gp Noncommercial educationallcensce i Othertplease explain} {i. Fee Classification CRY ~ Space Sation (Geontaionary) 5. Type Request & Change Sation Location & Ixtend Expiration Date @ Oner 6 Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 10065 Wi.

8: Descripton —(If tcomplte descripiondoes not appcari this box, lease go to the end oftheform tovew it in is entrety) DiRECTV Enterprises, LLC requests special tenporary authority to cperate the DRS payload ot DIRECTV 8 for TT & C only at 200.65 W.L. for 20 days beginning on June 24, 2005. . By checking Yes, the undersigned cetifesthat nether applicant nor any other patytothe application is subject es ow to a denial ofFederal benefits that includes FCC benefis purstant to Section $301 of the Anti~Drig Act of 1988, 21 U.SC. Section 862, because ofa comvitionfor possesion odistrbution ofa contolled substance. Sce 47 CFR 1,2002(b)forthe meaning of dqutparty tthe appcation"for hese purposes 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Tite of Person Signing James Butervorth Scrior Vice President 12, Plcase supply any need ttschments Atachment 1: ExhibitA Atachment 2: Atachment3 WiLLUL FALSE STATEMENTS MAbE ON TiFORM ARE PUNISHABLE By FINE AND / OR IniPRISONMENT (US. Code,Titl 18, Section 101), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (US. Code, Ti47, Section 312@)(1)AND/OR FORFETTURE (U.S. Code, Tite 47, Section 503)

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rmononmeansmesm m HARRIS' wisimaron ne 2ums WTRETEE snn manmuncrsime com ET3ng arrowsnys artaw June 16, 2005 Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Requestfor 30—DaySpecial Temporary Authorityfor the DBS TT&C Payload on DIRECTV 8 ar 100.65° W.L. Call Sign: $2632 Dear Ms. Dortch: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (*DIRECTV®) hereby requests Special Temporary Authority(*STA®)to operate the Direct Broadcast Satete (*DBS") communications paload on DIRECTV 8 solely for TT&C functions at 100.65° W.L. or of 30 days beginnine approximately June 24, 2005. DIRECTV8 has been launched and ts lensed orbitalocationat the nominal 101° W.L. position is currently oecupied. DIRECTV has filed a request foa longer—term authorization at 100.65® W.L., but there will not be sufficient time to process that application before the satelitearives on station. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests expedited action on this request. DIRECTV 8. a hybrid satellite with both Ka—hand and Ku—band (%e., DBS) payloads, was successfully lunched on May 22, 2005, Its icensed orbitallocation is 100.85° W.L., which currently flls within the station—keeping boxes covered by both DIRECTV 1R (100.85° W.L.. 0.05°) and DIRECTV2 (100.8° W.L.20.15). The remainder ofthe nominal 101° W.L. orbita location is also highly congested, with four more sateltes (DIRECTV 1, DIRECTV45, AMSC—1, and AMC—4) operating in close provimity. Thus, at present, thereis no room for DIRECTV 8 at ts licensed location. On May 26, DIRECTV filed an STA requestto operate the DBS payload on DIRECTV 8 solely for TTA&C functions at 100.65° W.L.. for up to 180 days.' That TA—20050526—00108.

Hhaous, wicrsmee & Gramis tor Marlene H. Dortch June 16, 2008 Page2 of2 application went on public notice on June 3, 2005," and the comment period will not lose untilJuly 5, 2005, However, DIRECTV 8 is scheduled to arive at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location on June 24, 2005, where t will commence operations ofits Ka—band payload. Without the requested STA, DIRECTV will have nowhere to place the satellite whileits requestfor longer—term STA is being processed. Limited operation ofthe DBS payload of DIRECTV 8 at100.65° W.L.for TT&C only will not result in harmfulinterference to adjacent satllites. The nearest operational DBS spaceeraft are DIRECTV‘s own DBS satelites athe nominal 101° W.L. orbital location. The nextclosest DBS satelftes are nearly nine degrees or more removed from this proposed location. As a practical matter, DIRECTV‘s efforts to avoid interference to its own operations at 101° W.L. should be more than suffiient to protect other DBS operators located many times further away. Grant ofthis STA request will serve the publicinterest by failiating DIRECTV‘s use ofthe Ka—band payload on DIRECTV 8 while its pending application for longer—term operating authority is being processed. Accordingly, DIRECTV requests the expeditious grant of special temporary authority. Respectfully submited, is William M. Wiltshire Counsel to DIRECTV Enterprises, LC & See Public Notice, Rep. No. SAT—00296 (June 3, 2005).


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