Attachment DIRECTV - Grant May

DIRECTV - Grant May

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2015-05-28

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20150415-00023 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2015041500023_1089282

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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:
 D15 STA Request IOT
1. Applicant

            Name:        DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC            Phone Number:                                     301—663—0053
            DBA Name:                                        Fax Number:                                       240—358—0569
            Street:      2230 E. Imperial Hwy                E—Mail:                                           jwengryniuk@directv.com
                         CA/LAI/N340
            City:        El Segundo                          State:                                            CA
            Country:      USA                                Zipcode:                                          90245                &
            Attention:   Mr Jack M Wengryniuk


                                 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
           IBFS File Nos. SAT—STA—20150415—00023 and SAT—STA—20150421—00028
                                  Call Signs $2930 and $2712

The applications of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) for special temporary authority, IBFS File
Nos. SAT—STA—20150415—00023 and SAT—STA—20150421—00028, ARE GRANTED. Accordingly,
DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 30 days, commencing upon the arrival of DIRECTV 15 at the
66.8° W.L. orbital location, to conduct in—orbit testing (IOT) of the DIRECTV 15 Fixed—Satellite Service
(FSS) space station (Call Sign $2930) using the 28.35—28.6 GHz, 29.25—29.29 GHz, and 29.5—30.0 GHz
(Earth—to—space), and 18.3—18.59 GHz and 19.7—20.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands, and to
conduct IOT of the RB—2 Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) space station (S2712) using the 17.3—17.7
GHz (space—to—Earth) and the 24.75—25.15 GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands. DIRECTV is
authorized to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) for DIRECTV 15 using the 29502.5
MHz and 29505.9 MHz (Earth—to—space), and 20198.5 MHz and 20199.55 MHz (space—to—Earth)
frequency bands, and is authorized to conduct TT&C for RB—2 using either the 29502.5 MHz and 29505.9
MHz (Earth—to—space), and 20198.5 MHz and 20199.55 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands or the
2471 MHz and 25249 MHz (Earth—to—space), and 17301 MHz and 17302 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency
bands. DIRECTV is also authorized to conduct TT&C operations necessary to drift DIRECTV 15 and
RB—2 to the 102.75° W.L. orbital location upon completion of in—orbit testing. Operations under this
authorization are subject to the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in DIRECTYV‘s
application and the Federal Communications Commission‘s rules, and are subject to the conditions set
forth below.

1.     — All operations under this grant of special temporary authority must be on an unprotected and non—
harmful interference basis. DIRECTV must not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim
protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. In
the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of special temporary
authority, DIRECTV must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must
immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event.

2.       DIRECTV must coordinate operations of DIRECTV 15 and RB—2 with existing geostationary
space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations at the 66.8° W.L.
orbital location or during drift to either the 102.75° W.L. or 102.825° orbital locations.

3.      Operations of DIRECTV 15 and RB—2 at 66.8° W.L. must be limited to IOT and must not include
the provision of commercial services.

4.      DIRECTV must operate only the TT&C frequencies authorized for DIRECTV 15 and RB—2
during the drift from the 66.8° W.L. orbital location to 102.75° W.L.

5:      DIRECTV must maintain the DIRECTV 15 and RB—2 space stations with an east/west
longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees of the 66.8° W.L. orbital location. ~

6.      DIRECTV must notify the Commission, in writing that IOT operations have begun, within two
business days of the commencement.

T:      This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority,
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2. Contact


             Name:          William M. Wiltshire                Phone Number:                         202—730—1350
             Company:       Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP_    Fax Number:                           202—730—1301


             Street:        1919 M Street NW                    E—Mail:                               wwiltshire@hwglaw.com
                            Suite 800
             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.)
   3. Reference File Number or Submission ID
  4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
g, IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.        If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.E.R.Section 1.1114).
{3 Governmental Entity       C3 Noncommercial educational licensee
£4 Other(please explain):

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

@ Change Station Location                          J Extend Expiration Date                          {} Other


6. Temporary Orbit Location                                                7. Requested Extended Expiration Date
        66.8 WL


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.)
     DIRECTV Enterprises,             LLC hereby requests Special Temporary Authority to conduct in—orbit
     testing of the DIRECTV 15 satellite at the 66.8 W.L.                               orbital location.




9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject     @ Yes           gry 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
Romulo Pontual                                                              Executive Vice President Chief Technology Officer

12. Please supply any need attachments.
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BY ELECTRONIC FILING

Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 Twelfth Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

       Re:       Requestfor Special Temporary Authorityfor In—Orbit Testing of
                 DIRECTYV 15 and DIRECTV RB—2 at 66.8° W.L.

Dear Ms. Dortch:

        DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby requests Special Temporary
Authority ("STA") to locate the DIRECTV 15 satellite (call sign $2930) along with the
DIRECTV RB—2 payload (call sign $2712) at the 66.8° W.L. orbital location for in—orbit
testing ("IOT") after launch of the satellite, which is currently scheduled for May 20,
2015.‘ This STA will cover a period of approximately 30 days within a 60 day window,
which DIRECTV requests be keyed to become effective upon the satellite‘s arrival at
66.8° W.L.

        DIRECTV 15 is currently at the launch site being readied for launch. DIRECTV
desires to conduct IOT for approximately two weeks before moving the satellite to its
licensed position to begin commercial operations. Specifically, DIRECTV contemplates
the following schedule [with approximate dates indicated in brackets]:

        +    After launch and orbit raising maneuvers, DIRECTV 15 will be located at
             66.8° W.L. [no earlier than about June 3, 2015].

        +    After DIRECTV 15 reaches 66.8°W.L., DIRECTV will then commence IOT
             of the satellite for approximately 2 weeks."




!   Note that the DIRECTV 15 satellite also carries a DBS payload for which DIRECTV has not
    requested operating authority but for which IOT will also be conducted at this location.

*   During the period covered by this STA, DIRECTV will use 29502.5 and 29505.9 MHz for its
    command uplinks and 20198.5 and 20199.55 MHz for its telemetry downlinks.


HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP

Marlene H. Dortch
April 15, 2015
Page 2 of 3

         +«   After IOT is completed, DIRECTV 15 will then be drifted to its assigned
              location at 103° W.L. (nominal) over the course of approximately 26 days
              [reaching that orbital position on or about July 12, 2015].

In order to address the timing uncertainties normally associated with positioning a
spacecraft after launch, DIRECTV requests that the STA become effective upon the
arrival of DIRECTV 15 at 66.8° W.L.

        Operation and testing of DIRECTV 15 and DIRECTV RB—2 during IOT will
consist of performance verification testing of all transponders and antenna pattern
verification testing of all antenna beams. During this testing, unmodulated CW carriers
will be used to generate swept frequency response and gain transfer characteristics of
each transponder. The maximum value of transmit power used during this testing will be
consistent with the DIRECTV 15 and DIRECTV RB—2 applications," except for short
periods of time during gain transfer when the maximum transmit power for DIRECTV 15
could exceed that value by up to 10 dB during some tests.* This testing will not result in
harmful interference to other Ka—band satellite systems as the closest co—frequency
operational satellite is located more than 9° away. Nor will the testing of DIRECTV RB—
2 result in harmful interference to any DBS satellite system as the closest co—frequency
operational DBS satellite is located 5.3° away" and, as demonstrated in the measured
transmit antenna gain submission for DIRECTV RB—2, the 17/24 GHz BSS payload on
DIRECTV 15 will not exceed the —117 dBW/m*/100kHz PFD coordination trigger
beyond 0.08°." DIRECTV will also coordinate its TT&C operations with all other
potentially affected operators to ensure that no harmful interference results. Furthermore,
DIRECTV is prepared to terminate all testing operations immediately upon notification
from the Commission that its operations cause harmful interference to any authorized
user of the spectrum.

         Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by allowing DIRECTV to
test the DIRECTV 15/RB—2 satellite to ensure that it is fully operational and ready to
begin providing service to millions of DIRECTV subscribers from the satellite‘s licensed


3    See IBFS File Nos. SAT—LOA—20140825—00094 (DIRECTV 15) and SAT—LOA—20060908—
     00100, SAT—MOD—20080114—00014, SAT—MOD—20080321—00077, SAT—MOD—20110727—
     00136, SAT—MOD—20140612—00066 (DIRECTV RB—2).

*    Note that, as with IOT testing of DIRECTV 10, 11, 12, and 14, all DIRECTV 15 IOT testing
     will be closely coordinated with U.S. government systems under FN US334.

°*   DIRECTV has had initial discussions with EchoStar to coordinate the IOT of the DBS
     payload on DIRECTV 15 with EchoStar operations at 61.5 W.L. and 72.7 W.L., and will
     conduct formal discussion in the near future.

6    See IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20140612—00067.


HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP

Marlene H. Dortch
April 15, 2015
Page 3 of 3

orbital location. Allowing DIRECTV to test the satellite at 66.8° W.L. will serve the
public interest by minimizing the risk of interference. |

       Accordingly, and in light of the impending launch date, DIRECTV requests the
expeditious grant of special temporary authority.

                                             Respectfully submitted,

                                              /s)

                                             William M. Wiltshire
                                             Counsel to DIRECTYVY Enterprises, LLC



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