Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20121220-00219 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2012122000219_979009

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Call Sign: S2369 (DIRECTV 1R) DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) hereby requests an extension of its Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) for up to sixty (60) days to continue to perform telemetry, tracking and command (“TT&C”) operations with DIRECTV 1R at the 55.8º E.L. orbital location. DIRECTV is currently operating under a 60-day STA for TT&C operations with this spacecraft at this location. 1 In addition, DIRECTV’s application to re-license DIRECTV 1R as a U.S. space station operating at 55.8° W.L. remains pending. 2 The requested STA will enable DIRECTV to stationkeep the satellite at its new orbital location while the licensing application is being processed. As with the prior STA, the communications payload on DIRECTV 1R will remain inactive and only the TT&C payload will operate, using the following frequencies: Uplink: 17305 and 17799 MHz Downlink: 12698.25 and 12699.25 MHz. DIRECTV will coordinate with potentially affected satellite operators in accordance with industry practice, and will operate on a non-interference basis. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by allowing DIRECTV to complete maintain this satellite at an orbital location where it will be used to help ensure uninterrupted service to direct-to-home satellite video subscribers in Russia. In addition, grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference to any other system. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this STA extension request as expeditiously as possible. 1 See Grant Stamp, IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20121109-00197 (granted Dec. 14, 2012). 2 See IBFS File Nos. SAT-A/O-20120817-00137, SAT-AMD-20120824-00142, and SAT- AMD-20120913-00148. 1


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