Attachment EchoStar-Grant Nov 1

EchoStar-Grant Nov 1

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2010-11-15

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20101105-00231 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010110500231_852794

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                                                                                  Call Sign S274! GrantDate_11/!5/10
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                                        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                              APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

                                                           FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY


  APPLICANT INFORMATION
Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
 Renewal of Special Temporary Authority to Operate EchoStar 3 as an In—Orbit Spare at 61.45 W.L.
1. Applicant

            Name:        EchoStar Corporation                  Phone Number:                                  202—293—0981
            DBA Name:                                          Fax Number:

            Street:      100 Inverness Terrace East            E—Mail:



            City:        Englewood                             State:                                         CO
            Country:     USA                                   Zipcode:                                       80112          =«
            Attention:   Alison Minea


                                  Attachment to Grant
                                 EchoStar Corporation
               IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20101105—00231, Call Sign $2741
                                    November 15, 2010




EchoStar Corporation is granted special temporary authority to continue operating the
EchoStar 3 space station (Call Sign $2741) at the 61.45° W.L. orbital location for a
period of 30 days commencing on November 6, 2010. Operations pursuant to this
authorization shall be in accordance with conditions imposed as part of EchoStar
Corporation‘s initial authorization to operate EchoStar 3 at this orbital location, granted
on August 6, 2010. IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100803—00173.




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2. Contact


             Name:        Pantelis Michalopoulos                Phone Number:                        (202) 429—6494
             Company:     Steptoe & Johnson LLP                 Fax Number:
             Street:       1330 Connecticut Ave. NW             E—Mail:                              pmichalopoulos@steptoe.com



             City:        Washington                            State:                                DC
             Country:      USA                                  Zipcode:                             20036      —
             Attention:                                         Relationship:                        Legal Counsel


   (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, entereither the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related
application. Please enter only one.)
   3. Reference File Number SATSTA2010100400208 or Submission ID
 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
) IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.         If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
£ Governmental Entity       C Noncommercial educational licensee
4 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification

5. Type Request


£4 Change Station Location                         & Extend Expiration Date                         £4 Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
        61.45 W.L.                                                              2010—12—05 00:00:00.0


 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.)
        EchoStar Corporation requests renewal of its Special Temporary Authority to operate its
        EchoStar 3 satellite as an in—orbit spare at 61.45 W.L.                                   See attached narrative.




 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject y Yos                3 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
 Alison Minea                                                                 Corporate Counsel
 12. Please supply any need attachments.
     Attachment 1: Narrative                          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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                                            Before the
                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20554



In the Matter of                                    Call Sign $2741

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION                                File No.   SAT—STA—20100615—00135
                                                    File No.   SAT—STA—20100803—00173
Application to Renew Its Special Temporary          File No.   SAT—STA—20100901—00189
Authority to Operate EchoStar 3 as an               File No.   SAT—STA—20101004—00208
In—Orbit Spare at 61.45° W.L.                       File No.   SAT—STA—2010




      APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

       By this Application, EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") requests renewal of its special

temporary authority ("STA") for an additional 30 days to operate the EchoStar 3 satellite at

61.45° W.L. as an in—orbit spare. Pursuant to the Commission‘s authorization, EchoStar moved

the satellite to that orbital location on July 10, 2010 to accommodate EchoStar 15,1 and the

current STA to operate there expires on November 5, 2010

       As the Commission is aware, on July 10, 2010, EchoStar successfully launched EchoStar

15, a 32—transponder—capable Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") that, in light of the loss of

AMC—14, will effectively replace EchoStar 3." The satellite became fully operational on

August 5, 2010. To accommodate testing and operation of EchoStar 15 at 61.55° W.L., and the

concurrent and efficient operation of EchoStar‘s other satellites at the nominal 61.5° W.L. orbital

location, the EchoStar 3 satellite was moved to 61.45° W.L. EchoStar 3, along with EchoStar 6

       ‘ See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—STA—20100615—00135 (granted July 7, 2010).

       * See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—STA—20101004—00208 (granted Oct. 13, 2010).

       * See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—LOA—20100310—00043 (granted July 1, 2010).


and EchoStar 12, will supplement the service, as needed, provided by EchoStar 15 to maintain

regular programming. The continued operation of EchoStar 3 ensures that EchoStar‘s customer,

DISH Network Corporation, will be able to continue providing DBS service to consumers

without any service interruptions.

I.      RENEWAL IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WILL NOT CAUSE
        HARMFUL INTERFERENCE

        For the same reason the previous STA was granted, so too is this modest extension in the

public interest. Grant of this application will ensure safe station—keeping margins for each of the

satellites that will be located at the nomuinal 61.5° W.L. orbital location. Grant of this application

also will not cause harmful interference because EchoStar 3 has moved 0.05 degrees to the east,

farther away from the nearest Broadcasting Satellite Service satellite other than EchoStar‘s

satellites, DIRECTV 1R, operating at 72.5° W.L. Furthermore, while EchoStar 3 is operating at

61.45° W.L., vit will abide by the conditions set forth in the gramt.4

       EchoStar notes that although EchoStar 3 is currently in storage configuration and not

broadcasting to earth, in the event of a technical failure of anothersatellite, EchoStar may bring

EchoStar 3 back into use. This will ensure that there is no interruption of service to DBS

consumers.


IL.    WAIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION 304 OF THE ACT

       In accordance with Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,

47 U.S.C. § 304, EchoStar hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of

the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the

previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise.




       * See File No. SAT—STA—20100803—00173 (Aug. 6, 2010).


III.    CONCLUSION

        For the foregoing reasons, EchoStar respectfully requests the grant of its application to

renew its special temporary authority for an additional 30 days to operate EchoStar 3 at 61.45°

W.L. EchoStar will continue to operate the satellite pursuant to the conditions imposed in the

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                                                Respectfully submitted,


                                                          Is/

Pantelis Michalopoulos                           Alison Minea
Christopher R. Bjornson                          Corporate Counsel
L. Lisa Sandoval                                 EchoStar Corporation
Steptoe & Johnson LLP                            1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 750
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.            '      Washington, D.C. 20005
Washington, D.C. 20036                          (202) 293—0981
(202) 429—3000
Counselfor EchoStar Corporation


November 5, 2010




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