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This document pretains to SAT-STA-20070409-00060 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Approved by OMB 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Apr 9 2007 2:56:04:063PM File Number: SAT—STA—20070409—00060 Callsign: desceR OTY—2 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: STA — D2 — de=—orbit @ 91 WL 1. Applicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Phone Number: 310—726—4993 DBA Name: Fax Number: 310—535—5323 Street: 2230 E. Imperial Hwy E—Mail: dapattillo@directv.com City: El Segundo State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 90245 — Attention: Dave Pattillo filbs S8T—SvYA~—BATo—4Ch —CoOC Call Sign ________ Grant Date_8 pa\\G,1007 (or other identifier) Term Dates From ewes Ne \ w2COT To: ines meusgaemisatecziin o Te P/ Approved>/‘%aila4 % _bund/K '//MZ/W

2. Contact Name: William M. Wiltshire Phone Number: 202—730—1350 Company: Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP__ Fax Number: 202—730—1301 Street: 1200 18th Street, NW E—Mail: wwiltshire@harriswiltshire.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 * — Attention: William M. Wiltshire Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). £y Governmental Entity g*y Noncommercial educational licensee £74 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification —CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request C Change Station Location O Extend Expiration Date @ Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) See Exhibit A. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes {‘_‘)No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing James Butterworth Senior Vice President 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit A Attachment 2: Attachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") requests special temporary authority ("STA"), beginning on May 1, 2007 and lasting for a period of up to thirty (30) days, in order to (1) de—orbit its DIRECTV 2 satellite from its current location at the Broadcasting Satellite Service ("BSS") slot allocated to Canada at 91° W.L. in the ITU Region 2 BSS Plan, and (2) perform telemetry, tracking and command ("TT&C") functions with DIRECTV 2 during this maneuver. Under an arrangement with Telesat Canada ("Telesat"), this satellite has been used by Telesat to support BSS service into Canada under a license issued by the Canadian government. The satellite has now reached the end of its useful life, and will soon be replaced by the DIRECTV 1 satellite.‘ DIRECTV intends to de—orbit DIRECTV 2 to a location consistent with both the guidelines established by the Inter—Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (“IADC”)2 and the Commission‘s requirements for geostationary space stations operating at U.S.—licensed locations under authorizations issued after March 2002.° The formula used by both the IADC and the Commission for this purpose is: 36,021 km + (1000*Cg;*A/m) where Cz is the solar pressure radiation coefficient of the spacecraft, and A/m is the Area to mass ratio, in square meters per kilogram, of the spacecraft. The relevant values for the DIRECTV 2 satellite are: ‘ The Commission has authorized DIRECTV to relocate DIRECTV 1 to the 91° W.L. orbital location, where it will replace DIRECTV 2. See File No. SAT—STA—20070126—00019 (granted March 8, 2007). ho See Mitigation of Orbital Debris, 19 FCC Red. 11567, $ 65 (2004). 3 47 C.FR. § 25.283.

Cr =0.5589 A = 63.9 m m = 1251 kg Plugging these values into the equation yields the following results: 36,021 km + (1000°0.5589*(63.9/1251)) = 36,049.55 km Since geostationary altitude is generally considered to be 35,786 km," this yields a desired disposal orbit of at least 263.6 km above the geostationary arc. DIRECTV intends to boost DIRECTV 2 to at least this height, and in fact will target a height of approximately 300 km above geostationary altitude. Grant of the requested STA will not present any significant risk of interference to other satellites. During the relocation of DIRECTV 2, the satellite‘s communications payload will remain inactive and only the TT&C payload will operate. DIRECTV requests authority to operate on the following TT&C frequencies: 17303.0 MHz and 17797.0 MHz (uplink) and 12201.0 and 12202.25 MHz (downlink). DIRECTV will coordinate with potentially affected satellite operators in accordance with industry practice, and will operate on a non—interference basis. Upon completion of de—orbit maneuvers, DIRECTV will ensure that all stored energy sources on board DIRECTV 2 are discharged by venting excess propellant, discharging batteries, relieving pressure vessels, and other appropriate measures. For the foregoing reasons, DIRECTV urges the Commission to grant the requested STA as expeditiously as possible. * Orbital Debris Mitigation, "| 65.

WVUT$ 1200 EIGHTEENTH STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036 W".TSH'RE & TEL 202.730.1300 FAX 202.730.1301 WWW.HARRISWILTSHIRE.COM ELt ATTORNEYS AT LAW April 12, 2007 BY HAND DELIVERY Andrea Kelly Chief, Policy Branch Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: FCC File No. SAT—STA—20070409—00060 Dear Ms. Kelly: In the above referenced proceeding, DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") has requested Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to de—orbit the DIRECTV 2 satellite from the nominal 91° W.L. orbital location. After discussing the methodology for calculating the value for C; used in the guideline formula established by the Inter— Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee ("IADC""), DIRECTV has concluded that a value of 1.2 would be more appropriate for purposes of this application. Accordingly, the IADC equation for DIRECTV 2 as revised yields the following results: 36,021 km + (1000*1.2*(63.9/1251)) = 36,082.294 km Since geostationary altitude is generally considered to be 35,786 km, this yields a desired disposal orbit of at least 296.3 km above the geostationary arc. As stated in its application, DIRECTVintends to boost DIRECTV 2 to a target height of approximately 300 km above geostationary altitude, which should be more than sufficient to satisfy this guideline.‘ ‘ In addition, the figure used for the surface area of the satellite is a worst—case value, based on an unrealistically conservative assumption that the solar panels and reflectors will always be facing directly toward the sun.

HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP Andrea Kelly April 12, 2007 Page 2 of 2 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Respectfully submitted, W/ith»bitets 4y , William M. Wiltshire Counsel to DIRECTY Enterprises, LLC co: Sankar Persuad


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