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2005-07-06

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050701-00142 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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sn onreLmnan EchoStarSateit e G smiani w en Approved by OMB EchoStar 4 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Jul 1 2005 12:10:20:720PM File Number: SAT—$TA—20050701—00142 Callsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMISSION APPLICATION FoR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY roR OFFICIAL USE Onty APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: 30 Day TA to Stop EchoStar 4 at 77 W.L. and Operate There Pursuantto U.S. Authority 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar SateliteL L C Phone Number: 303—723—1000 DBA Name: Fax Number: anr—rz3—1600 Street: 9601 South Meridian Blvd. E—Mai: City: Englewood State: co Country: USA Zipeode: sone — Attention: David K Moskowitz SAT ~STA~2.0080—701= 001¥ 2.. satal July 6, 2005 ; 1—4—05 is $—5—05 /-‘tubaiti to Heabtazkel Codiena)

ArrACHMENT Conditions ofAuthorization: SAT—STA—20050701—00142 Call Sign: S2621 Grant Date: July 6, 2005 EchoStar Satelite, LLC‘s request, File No. SAT—STA—200500701—00142, 1 GRANTED and EchoStar Satelite LLC (‘EchoStar") 18 AUTHORIZED to conduct Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C) necessary to remove the EchoStar 4 stelite from its current dif orbit, as authorized by SAT—$TA—20050614—00124, and to place the satelite t the 77° W.L. orbital location. EchoStar IS ALSO AUTHORIZED to operate at the 77° W.L. orbital location These authorizations shallbe subject to th following conditions: 1. During the drift to the 77° W.L. orbitallocation, EchoStar shall not operate the main communications payload on EchoStar 4. 2.. EchoStar shall coordinate ts TT&C operations during the drift to the 77° WL. orbital location with existing geostationary satelites to ensure that no. unacceptable interference results from its TT&C operations 3. During the driof the satelite to the 77° W.L. orbital location, no harmful interference shall be caused by the EchoStar 4 satelite to any other lawfully operating satelftes or radiocommunication systems. Operations ofthe EchoStar 4 satelfite shall cease immediately upon notifation of such interference and. EchoStar shall inform. the Commission in writing immediately of such an event 4.. During the driftof the satellite to the 77° W.L. orbital location, EchoStar 4 is required to accept interference from any otherlawully operating satelite. 5.. Atthe 77° W.L. orbiallocation, Echostar shall operate soas not to exceed, under any conditions, and taking into account all variations in satelite attitide, the parameters specified in Aftachment A of the Leter, dated May 10, 2005, from Pantelis Michalopoulos to the Secretary, FCC. 6. All operations at the 77° WL. orbital location shall be on a nor—harmful interference basis, ie EchoStar Satelite LLC shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating satelltes. 7. In the event of any harmfal nterference as a result of EchoStar‘s operations at the 77° W.L. orbitallocation, KchoStar shall cease operations immediately upon notifiation of such interference and shallinform the FCC, in wrting,immediately ofsuch an event. mes_SAT—STh—20050101—001¥2. cansin §A42 L ommtpue £ M:,_c,im (oratrideniten TermDtes tm _T—pe08, ts Eo6 08 Approrss

8. EchoStar shall inform its customers that operations at the 77° W.L. orbital location are on a non—harmful interference basis and that EchoStar must cease operations upon notifation ofsuch interference. 9.. EchoStar shall maintain full operational control of the EchoStar 4 satelite at all times. 10. This authorization is issued on the express understanding that, to the extent EchoStar, pursuant to its agreement with SES Latin America, a private company, and its affliated companies, will conform its operations to any parameters agreed to in coordination agreements between the Administration of Mexico and other Adminisrations, responsibility for both compliance with and enforcing compliance with those agreements is a matter which would arise under private w 11. This authorization is issued with the understanding that this grant is not an approval of any specific agreement entered into by EchoStar, its subsidiaries, and afifates, nor of any specific provision of anysuch agreement, concerning operation ofthe EchoStar 4 satelfte, nor it an approval of an agreement conceming any related mattr, nor of any specific provision of any such agreement concerning any related mattr. 12. In connection with the provision of servicein any particular country, EchoStar is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regultions, rules, and licensing procedures of that country 13. This authorization is issued with the understanding that the United States remains the licensing administration of the EchoStar 4 satelitefor purposes of ITU Radio Regulation 18.1 unless and until the FCC expressly approves a transfer of responsibility to another Hicensing administation, and that operations of the EchoStar 4 satelite while the FCC remains the censing administration are pursuant to TTU Radio Regulation 4.4. 14. This authorization is ssued with the understanding that with respect t ts flings with the ITU for the 77° W.L. orbital location, the Administration of Mexico is not acting pursuant to Artile9 ofthe Radio Regulations on behalfofthe United States Administration: 15. This authorization is ssued with the understanding thatthis grant does not in any way express a view concerming, or agreement as to,the validity or lack of validty of any TU filing at or within the vicinity othe 77° W.L. orbital location. 16. EchoStar shall prepare and submit to the Federal Communications Commission; within fifeen days following grant othis authorization, materials for submission to the ITU, pursuant to Article 84 of the Radio Regulations, in connection with the aperations of the EchoStar spacecraft atthe 77° W.L. orbital location 17. Grant ofthis authorization does not convey to EchoStar any authority to operate a replacement satelite atthe 77° W.L. orbital location or any prionty in the United States stellite Hieensing process relatve to applications for authority to operate a. regularly authorized satelite athis orbitalposition. 18. Grant ofthis authority is without prejudice to action on EchoStar‘s June 8, 2005 Periion for Reconsideration of the Echostar Satelite, LLC, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 05—1S81 (rel. June 3, 2005),_ Further, grant of this authorization does not consitute an authorization pursuant to Section 25.161(c) ofthe Rules, concerming automatic termination ofliense.

2. Contact Name: Pantelis Michalopoutos Phone Number: 202—429—6494 Companys Steptoe & Johnson LLP Fax Number: 202—420—3002 Street: 1330 Connectiont Ave, N.W. E—Mail: pmichalo@steptoc.com City: Washington State: pe Country: USA Zipeode: 20036 =1795 Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (F your application s related to an application filed with the Commission, enter thefile number below.) 3. Reference File Number 40. s a Tee submited with this applicaton? @ 1f¥es, complete and atach FCC Form 159. IfNo,indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.ER.Section 1.1114) > Governmental Entity gy Noncommercialeducationalliensee g> Otherfplease explain} (ib. Fee Classifcation CRY — Space Suation (Geostaionary) 5. Type Request o Chinge Station Location o Extend Expiration o Date e Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date TWE

8: Description —(If the complete description does not appear in this bon, please go o the end of the form to view t in is entircly) ee attached narrative application. 9. By checking Yes, the undersizned certfis that neithr applicant nor any other partyt the appliation is subject @ Yes @y No to a denial ofFederal benefts that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of e Anti~Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because ofa conviction for possession ordistibution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1,2002(b)fo the meaning of &quotparty to the application" forthese purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Ti of Person Signing David K. Moskowite Executive VicePresident and General Counsel 12. Please supply any need atachments Atlachment 1: Application Atachment 2 Atachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR TMPRISONWMENT (U.S. Code, Tile 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Tite 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Tile 47, Section 503).

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