Attachment XM Radio - Grant Jul

XM Radio - Grant Jul

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2011-07-27

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20110624-00120 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2011062400120_907958

            SAT—STA—20110624—00120         182011002619
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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:
        XM—1 (Call Sign $2118) 30—Day STA request for testing using E040204
         1. Applicant

                    Name:            XM Radio Inc.                    Phone Number:                          212—584—5100
                    DBA Name:                                         Fax Number:                            212—584—5353
                    Street:          1221 Avenue of the Americas      E—Mail:                                James.Blitz@siriusxm.com
                                     36th Floor
                    City:            New York                         State:                                  NY
                    Country:         USA                              Zipcode:                                10020       —~
                    Attention:       James Blitz


                                    Attachment to Grant
               Application of XM Radio Inc. for Special Temporary Authority
                          IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20110624—00120

The request of XM Radio Inc. (XM Radio) for special temporary authority (STA), File No. SAT—
STA—20110624—00120, to activate the communications payload of its Satellite Digital Audio
Radio Service (SDARS) space station, XM—1 (Call Sign $2118), at the 115.25° W.L. orbital
location for performance testing purposes using the 2332.5—2345.0 MHz (space—to—Earth)
frequency band is granted for a period of up to 30 days, commencing on August 1, 2011.
Operations under this STA are for the sole purpose of evaluating XM—1‘s ability to provide
replacement capacity in the event of an outage of the primary space stations that it supports and
do not include the provision of commercial services. Operations under this STA shall comply
with conditions 5, 8, and 9 of the current authorization for the operations of XM—1 at 115.25°
W.L., IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20101216—00262 (granted March 8, 2011). This action is
issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §
0.261, and is effective immediately.




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2. Contact


             Name:         Karis A. Hastings, Esq.               Phone Number:                        202—637—5767
             Company:      Hogan Lovells US LLP                  Fax Number:                          202—637—5910

             Street:       555 Thirteenth Street, NW             E—Mail:                              karis.hastings@hoganlovells.com



             City:         Washington                            State:                               DC
             Country:        USA                                 Zipcode:                             20004      —1109
             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.)
   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.F.R.Section 1.1114).
«74 Governmental Entity       g*% Noncommercial educational licensee
«34 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CRY — Space Station (Geostationary)
5. Type Request

g74 Change Station Location                          3 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.)
     XM Radio Inc.         requests special temporary authority for 30 days beginning on August 1 to
     perform tests to measure the performance of its XM—1                                (Call Sign $2118)           and XM—2       (Call Sign
     $2119)      spacecraft        using its Ellenwood,             Georgia earth station               (Call Sign E040204) .




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject & Yes                C 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 S. Blitz                                                               Vice President, Regulatory Counsel
12. Please supply any need attachments.
 Attachment 1: Narrative                            Attachment 2:                                      Attachment 3:



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                                            Before the
                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of Application by                )
                                               )
XM RADIO INC.                                  )   Call Signs $2118, S2119 & EQ40204
                                               )
For Special Temporary Authority to             )
Conduct Testing of XM—1 and XM—2               )

                  REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

               By this application, XM Radio Inc. ("XM Radio”)1 respectfully requests special

temporary authority ("STA") for a period of up to 30 days commencing August 1, 2011 to permit

XM Radio to perform tests to measure the performance of its XM—1 and XM—2 satellites using

XM Radio‘s Ellenwood, GA feeder link earth station. XM—1 and XM—2 are in—orbit spare

spacecraft that are currently positioned at 115.25° W.L. +/— 0.1 degrees, where they are flying in

formation with XM—4. XM Radio proposes to test XM—1 and XM—2 to measure their

performance and evaluate their ability to provide back—up capacity in the event of an anomaly

affecting XM—4, one of XM Radio‘s primary operating spacecraft. The call signs of the space

stations and earth station for which STA is requested are listed in the caption above.

               XM—1 and XM—2 are authorized to serve as in—orbit spares for XM Radio‘s fleet of

satellite digital audio radio service ("SDARS") spacecraft that provide a high—quality,
                                                                        4      .
continuous, multi—channel audio service throughout the United States.       The XM—1 and XM—2




\_   xm Radio is a wholly—owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Radio Inc. ("Sirius XM"). On
June 17, 2011, XM Radio applied for a pro forma assignment of the XM—1 and XM—2 licenses
from XM Radio Inc. to XM Radio LLC. See File No. SAT—ASG—20110617—00111.
     See File Nos. SAT—MOD—20101216—00262, grant—stamped Mar. 8, 2011 ("XM—1 Grant");
SAT—MOD—20101001—00205, grant—stamped Nov. 9, 2010 ("XM—2 Grant").


licenses authorize activation of the satellite‘s communications payloads only "in the event of a

service outage of the XM—3 or XM—4 space stations (Call Signs $2617 and S2616).”3

                XM Radio seeks to perform tests of the performance of XM—1 and XM—2 at their

current orbital location in order to be better prepared if a future anomaly affecting the XM—4

operating satellite requires activation of these satellites. The tests will allow XM Radio to

evaluate the satellites‘ coverage patterns, orientation and signal strength following their recent

relocation to 115.25° W.L.

                During the testing period, XM Radio‘s existing feeder link earth station in

Ellenwood, GA (Call Sign: EO40204) will alternately transmit to XM—1 and XM—Z.4 Testing will

use the frequencies for which the earth station and XM—I and XM—2 are authorized, with an

uplink at 7057.305 MHz. The testing transmissions from the feeder link earth station will use an

unmodulated carrier operating at or below the earth station‘s maximum authorized EIRP. In all

other respects, the transmissions for purposes of testing will conform to the technical

specifications of the earth station license.

                The temporary testing is expected to have no impact on listeners of XM Radio‘s

satellite radio network. Furthermore, the proposed testing will not cause harmful interference to

the operations of any other spacecraft. No satellites using either S—band or X—band frequencies

operate within two degrees of 115.25° W.L. other than satellites licensed to XM Radio. XM

Radio does not share S—band spectrum with other satellite systems (except its affiliate, Satellite

CD Radio), and the SDARS downlink frequencies are not subject to two degree spacing rules.




     See XM—1 Grant, Attachment at | 2; XM—2 Grant, Attachment at «[ 3.
     This earth station is authorized to communicate with XM—1 and XM—2 at their current
location. See File No. SES—MOD—20101022—01324, granted Jan. 4, 2011.

                                                 2


                The proposed testing will not result in harmful interference to regularly

authorized terrestrial operations. The feeder link earth station that will be communicating with

XM—1 and XM—2 has been coordinated with terrestrial licensees for the frequency and EIRP level

proposed for use here, and the coordination are included the 115.25° W.L. orbital location.5 XM

Radio will not exceed the previously coordinated parameters during the proposed testing.

                For the foregoing reasons, XM Radio respectfully requests special temporary

authority for a period of up to 30 days commencing August 1, 2011 to perform tests to measure

the performance of its XM—1 and XM—2 satellites using XM Radio‘s Ellenwood, GA feeder link

earth station. Grant of the requested authority will serve the public interest by facilitating XM

Radio‘s ability to evaluate the performance of the XM—1 and XM—2 space stations and will not

result in harmful interference to any other regularly authorized operations.

                                              Respectfully submitted,

                                              XM Radio Inc.

                                              /s/James S. Blitz
                                              James S. Blitz
                                              Vice President, Regulatory Counsel
                                              XM Radio Inc.
                                              1500 Eckington Place, N.E.
                                              Washington, D.C. 20002
                                              (202) 380—4000
Karis A. Hastings
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637—6400
Counsel for XM Radio Inc.

June 24, 2011




    See Exhibit B to File No. SES—MOD—20101022—01324 (BO40204).

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