D3 Deorbit Letter (6

NOTICE submitted by DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC

Notice of Deorbit

2009-06-16

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20090512-00052 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2009051200052_717462

June 16, 2009 BY ELECTRONIC FILING Robert Nelson Chief, Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: De-orbiting of DIRECTV 3 IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20090512-00052 Dear Mr. Nelson: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) hereby gives notice that it has successfully de-orbited its DIRECTV 3 space station, which has operated most recently pursuant to a Canadian license at the 82° W.L. orbital location. The de-orbiting was completed on June 12, 2009. The final measured orbit of the DIRECTV 3 satellite has an apogee and perigee of 383 km and 342 km above geosynchronous orbit, respectively. In the course of de-orbiting the satellite, DIRECTV depleted the propellant tanks, discharged the batteries, disconnected the power from the bus, and shut off all payloads and payload heaters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-730-1350. Sincerely yours, /s/ William M. Wiltshire Counsel for DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC cc: Karl Kensinger Stephen Duall Chip Fleming


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