Attachment EchoStar - Grant May

EchoStar - Grant May

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2011-05-27

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110525-00097 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011052500097_891300

Aransfer of_control_only — , Ffle# SPFF— s<m20\»052‘3—00037 1B2011001495 $2741 SAT—STA—20110525—00097 CallSlgnSZ'?LH 2. 05 /2_7 /’\ ion Gran ‘ EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporat EchoStar 3 ‘or other identifier) ; Term Dates ; Approved by OMB From 03 /11 To: 1 a 3060—0678 || GRANTEDY f re Date & Time Filed: May 25 2011 12:19:45:263PM |_ International Bureau_| Approved: 42@ l Qéld Q *—gee chachment Stephen ( File Number: SAT—STA—20110525—00097 Cwé‘ Scfld\dem%hcsEranch Callsign: 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: Special Temporary Authority to Operate EchoStar 3 at 61.45 W.L. as an In—Orbit Spare 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar Satellite Operating Phone Number: 202—293—0981 Corporation DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 100 Inverness Terrace East E—Mail: City: Englewood State: CO Country: USA Zipcode: 80112 =— Attention: Ms Alison Minea

Attachment to Grant IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110525—00097 Grant of this Special Temporary Authority authorizes the pro forma change of the authorization holder due to a pro forma corporate restructuring only and does not change the other terms of the related and pre—existing STA grant (IBFS File No. SAT—STA— 20110225—00038).

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, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 1\ 3. Reference File Number 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.E.R.Section 1.1114). g4 Governmental Entity & Noncommercial educational licensee «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification 5. Type Request «4 Change Station Location C Extend Expiration Date ) Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 61.45 W.L.

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 Satellite Operating Corporation (‘ESOC‘) requests Special Temporary Authority to operate the EchoStar 3 satellite at 61.45 W.L. as an in—orbit spare. See attached narrative. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject ta, Yes {4 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; 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 N/ N NNN NNN N NJ N/ In the Matter of ECHOSTAR SATELLITE OPERATING File No. SAT—STA—2011 CORPORATION Call Sign $2741 Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate EchoStar 3 as an In—Orbit Spare at 61.45° W.L. APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation ("ESOC") hereby requests special temporary authority ("STA") to operate the EchoStar 3 satellite at 61.45° W.L. as an in—orbit spare for the remainder of the STA period granted to ESOC‘s parent, EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") — i.e., until November 3, 2011.‘ EchoStar received authority to assign the EchoStar 3 satellite and all associated authorizations to ESOC on a pro forma basis on April 21, 2011, and has consummated the transaction." ‘ See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—STA—20110225—00038 (granted Apr. 7, 2011). * See File No. SAT—ASG—20110224—00033 (granted Apr. 21, 2011). As noted in EchoStar Corporation‘s application for pro forma assignment of the satellite, it received the approval of its board of directors to assign its space station and earth station facilities upon Commission consent. Nee File No. SAT—ASG—20110224—00033, Narrative at 2 (filed Feb. 24, 2011). EchoStar filed a notice of consummation of the pro forma transaction on May 23, 2011. See Letter from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for EchoStar Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (May 23, 2011), filed in File Nos. SAT—ASG—20110224—00033, SAT— ASG—20110224—00034, SAT—ASG—20110224—00035.

As the Commission is aware, on July 10, 2010, EchoStar successfully launched EchoStar 15, a 32—transponder Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") that, in light of the loss of AMC—14, is effectively replacing EchoStar 3.‘ EchoStar 15 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 12, will supplement service provided by EchoStar 15, as needed, to maintain regular programming. The continued operation of EchoStar 3 ensures that ESOC‘s customer, DISH Network L.L.C., will be able to continue providing DBS service to consumers without any service interruptions. 1. THIS REQUEST IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WILL NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE For the same reason EchoStar was granted STA to operate EchoStar 3 as an in—orbit spare, so too is this request in the public interest. Grant of this application will ensure safe station—keeping margins for each of the satellites that are located at the nominal 61.5° W.L. orbital location. It also will not cause harmful interference, because EchoStar 3 has moved 0.05 degrees to the east, farther away from the nearest non—EchoStar DBS satellite, DIRECTV 1R, which is operating at 72.5° W.L. Furthermore, while EchoStar 3 is operating at 61.45° W.L., it will continue to abide by the conditions set forth in EchoStar‘s grant." * See Letter from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for EchoStar Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (Dec. 30, 2008), filed in File No. SAT—STA—20080923—00193). * See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—LOA—20100310—00043 (granted July 1, 2010). ° See Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—STA—20110225—00038 (granted Apr. 7, 2011). e

ESOC notes that, although EchoStar 3 is currently in a storage configuration and not broadcasting to Earth, in the event of a technical failure of another satellite, ESOC may bring EchoStar 3 back into use. This will ensure that there is no interruption of DBS service to 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, ESOC hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or use 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. II. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, ESOC respectfully requests the grant of its application for special temporary authority to operate EchoStar 3 at 61.45° W.L. for the period remaining on EchoStar‘s STA grant—i.e., until November 3, 2011. Respectfully submitted, Is/ Pantelis Michalopoulos Alison Minea Steptoe & Johnson LLP Corporate Counsel 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Washington, D.C. 20036 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 750 (202) 429—3000 Washington, D.C. 20005 Counselfor EchoStar Satellite Operating (202) 293—0981 Corporation May 25, 2011


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