Attachment EchoStar - Grant Apr

EchoStar - Grant Apr

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant

2017-04-25

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20170421-00066 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2017042100066_1210877

$2439 SAT—STA—20170421—00066 182017001127 riss201704210 es 06 EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Nereiritess EchoStar 8 CallSign$2439 Grant Date o4/2s/17 (orother identificr) i apmon ‘Torm Dates PCflOd of Approved by OMB From_O4/G/17 To: 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Apr 21 2017 5:40:14:450PM International Pareak_| Approved: ; File Number: SAT—STA—20170421—00066 usdh conditions J, Dual Callsign: e &I-s Branch FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: STA to Operate EchoStar 8 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar Satellite Operating Phone Number: 301—428—5893 Corporation DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 100 Inverness Terrace East E—Mail: jennifer.manner@echostar.com City: Englewood State: co Country: USA Zipcode: 80112 = Attention: Jennifer A Manner

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20170421—00066 IBFS File No(s): SAT—STA—20170421—00066 GRANTED— Licensee/Grantee: EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation With Conditions Call Sign: $2439‘ = Satellite Name: EchoStar 8 Orbital Location: See Scope of Grant (required station— keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America International Bureau Nature of Service: Telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) only Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Special temporary authority to conduct TT&C operations necessary to maintain control of the EchoStar 8 space station outside of the 77° W.L. orbital location prior to relocation of spacecraft to a disposal orbit" Frequencies: TT&C center frequencies: 14.003 GHz, 14.016 GHz (Earth—to—space) 12.207 GHz, 12.206 GHz (space—to—Earth) Unless otherwise specified herein, operations under this grant must comport with the legal and technical specifications set forth by the applicant or petitioner and with Federal Communication Commission‘s rules not waived herein. This grant is also subject to the following conditions: — 1. Operations pursuant to this special temporary authority must be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., the EchoStar 8 space station must not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, EchoStar must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. EchoStar must coordinate the operations of EchoStar 8 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations under this grant of STA. 3. EchoStar must operate only the TT&C frequencies on EchoStar 8. Licensee/grantee is afforded thirty (30) days from the date of release of this action to decline the grant as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the grant as conditioned. This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 CFR § 0.261, and is effective upon release. ‘ EchoStar 8 was initially licensed in 2002 under call sign $2439. See IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20020329—00042, SAT— AMD—20020430—00085 (granted June 20, 2002). Operations under this grant of STA will resume use of call sign $2439. 2 On September 27, 2010, the Commission consented to the transfer of control of EchoStar 8 from EchoStar Corporation to QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V., subject to an exchange of letters with the Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones of Mexico ("IFT"). IBFS File No. SAT—T/C—20090217—00026 (Call Sign $2439) (granted Sept. 17, 2010). The exchange of letters stipulates that EchoStar 8 would operate at the 77° W.L. orbital location with EchoStar performing the telemetry, tracking, and command functions for the satellite. The letter exchange further states, however, that "[oJperation of the ... EchoStar 8 satellite[] at any location other than at the 77° W.L. orbital location will be subject to licensing by the FCC, including any operations as a result of equipment failure in the satellite that results in the inability to maintain the satellite within +0.1 degrees of its assigned position at the 77° W.L. orbital location." Id. at Annex A. On April 16, 2017, EchoStar 8 experienced an anomaly that made it difficult to maintain EchoStar 8 within its station—keeping box at 77°W.L. IBFS File No. SAT—STA— 20170421—00066, Legal Narrative at 1. EchoStar does not seek authority to de—orbit EchoStar 8 at this time, but solely temporary authority to conduct TT&C operations necessary to maintain control of EchoStar 8 prior to the removal of the space station to a disposal orbit in the near future. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20170421—00066 Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h). Action April 25, 2017 Date: Term Dates From: April 16, 2017 To: period of 30 days Approved: 4 M Stephe:Z J.{/guall Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Jennifer A. Manner Phone Number: (301)428—5893 Company: EchoStar Fax Number: (301)}428—2818 Street: 11717 Exploration Lane | E—Mail: jennifermanner@echostar.ccom City: Germantown State: MD Country: USA Zipcode: 20876 — Attention: Relationship: {If your application is related to an application filed with the Comumission, 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). {G Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee { Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request «34 Change Station Location | «4 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.) Seeking special temporary authority to operate EchoStar 8 under FCC jurisdiction to facilitate orderly retirement of the satellite. See Exhibit 1. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes {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 Jennifer A. Manner Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA 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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EXHIBIT 1 APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (Response to Space Station STA Form, Question 8) Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b), EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation (together with its affiliates, "EchoStar") requests 30—day special temporary authority ("STA") to operate the EchoStar 8 satellite (Call Sign 2439) under Commission jurisdiction to facilitate orderly retirement of the satellite. As EchoStar previously informed the Satellite Division staff, the EchoStar 8 satellite experienced an anomaly on April 16, 2017. Despite attempts to resolve the anomaly, EchoStar experienced difficulties maintaining EchoStar 8 within its station—keeping box. As a result, EchoStar plans to de-prbit EchoStar 8 as early as April 24. The Commission granted launch and operational authority for EchoStar 8 in 2002.‘ On September 27, 2010, the Commission consented to the transfer of control of EchoStar 8 to IFT authority, subject to an exchange of letters with the Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones of Mexico ("IFT")." The exchange of letters stipulates that EchoStar 8 would operate at the 77° W.L. orbital location with EchoStar performing the telemetry, tracking, and control functions for the satellite. The letter exchange further states, however, that "[o|peration of the ... EchoStar 8 satellite[] at any location other than at the 77° W.L. orbital location will be subject to licensing by the FCC, including any operations as a result of equipment failure in the satellite that results in the inability to maintain the satellite within +0.1 degrees of its assigned position at the 77° ‘ DISH Operating L.L.C., Application for Launch and Operating Authority, Call Sign $2439, IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20020329—00042, SAT—AMD—20020430—00085 (granted June 20, 2002). EchoStar 8 launched on August 21, 2002. > EchoStar Corporation, Application for Consent to Transfer Control, IBFS File No. SAT—T/C— 20090217—00026 (Call Sign $2439) (granted Sept. 17, 2010).

W.L. orbital location."" Accordingly, pursuant to this provision, EchoStar seeks an STA to operate EchoStar 8 under FCC jurisdiction. Grant of the requested STA will serve the public interest by facilitating orderly removal of the satellite to a disposal orbit. * See id., Annex A (Exchange of Letters) at 3.


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