Attachment DIRECTV - Grant July

DIRECTV - Grant July

DECISION submitted by Sat Div, IB

Grant

2019-07-10

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190521-00040 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019052100040_1787312

pjj~ ~ S2632 SAT-STA-20190521-00040 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC 1B2019001679 ~ *i~’M~ ~orotherIdentifler~ .~ ~Appi~oved by 0MB :, Term Dates 3060—067 8 GRANTED~~’ _______ To: (~3dcL S Date&Time Filed: May 212019 I:56:48:653PM File Number: SAT STA 2019052 1—00040 Internal ionalljureau Approved: J’&<dl j~ 4/1 with ccx~’lia~ Cal Isign: C)ii- ~ ,SAkII?k R8ønc~i 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: 1 80 Day STA Extension Request to Operate T8 (Call Sign S2632) at 100.75 WL I. Applicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises. LLC Phone Number: 310—964—4996 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 1120 20th Street. NW E—Mail: spdulac(~~,att.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 Attention: Steve Dulac

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20 190521-00040 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20190521-00040 GRANTED — Licensee/Grantee: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) With Conditions Call Sign: S2632 Satellite Name: DIRECTV T8 Orbital Location: 100.75° W.L. (required station- (±0.050 East-West, ±0.050 North-South) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) International Bureau Telemetry, tracking, & command (Tf&C) Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Special temporary authority for a period of 180 days to continue to provide DBS at 100.75° W.L. Service Area(s): N/A Frequencies: 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) Telemetry, Tracking, and Command 12.20325 GHz (space-to-Earth) 12.20375 GHz (space-to-Earth) 17.30700 GHz (Earth-to-space) 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 authority must be on an unprotected and non-harmful interference basis, i.e. the DIRECTV T8 space station must not cause harmful interference to, and DIRECTV must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating station. In the event of any harmful interference, DIRECTV must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediately of such an event. 2. DIRECTV must coordinate the operations of DIRECTV T8 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations. 3. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of this special temporary authority is solely at DIRECTV’s own risk. 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. Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Space station licenses are subject to conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h). Action July 10, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: May 29, 2019 To: period of 180 days Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20 190521-00040 Approved: Chief, Satellite Policy Branch Page 2 of 2

2. Contact Name: Jennifer D. Hindin Phone Number: 202—719—4975 Company: Wiley Rein LLP Fax Number: 202—719—7049 Street: 1776 K Street, NW E—Mail: jhindin@wileyrein.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20006 — Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the lB 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? • If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). Governmental Entity ~ Noncommercial educational licensee o Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request • Change Station Location Extend Expiration Date Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 100.75 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 requests an extension of its grant of special temporary authority for an additional 180 days commencing May 27, 2019 to operate its TB satellite (Call Sign S2632) at the 100.75 W.L. orbital location. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes 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(h) for the meaning of &quot;party to the application&quot~ for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing I I. Title of Person Signing Steve Dulac Director, Content Technology & Regulatory Policy 12. Please supply any need attachments. ~ Attachment I: 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 31 2(a)( I )). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47. Section 503).

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EXHIBIT 1 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) respectfully requests an extension of its grant of special temporary authority (“STA”~ for an additional 180 days commencing May 27, 2019 to operate its T8 satellite (Call Sign S2632) at the 100.75° WI. orbital location. Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules, DIRECTV will continue to operate T8 at 100.75° W.L. pursuant to the terms and conditions of its existing STA pending action on this timely filed renewal request.2 18 is permanently licensed to operate at 100.85° W.L.3 DIRECTV has temporarily relocated and is currently operating its 115 satellite (Call Sign S2930) at the 100.85° W.L. orbital location pursuant to a grant of special temporary authority.4 DIRECTV has relocated 115 to 100.85° W.L. to fill a temporary business need for additional Ku-band DBS (12.2-12.7 G1-lz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 G1-lz (Earth-to-space)) capacity at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location. On September 27, 2018. the Commission granted DIRECTV’s 30-day request for special temporary authority commencing October 2,2018 to drift 18 from 100.85° W.L. to 100.75° W.L. and to operate the satellite at 100.75° W.L.5 On November 28, 2018, the Commission granted DIRECTV has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $980.00 filing eec ectronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. See Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-0 1088, File No. SAT-MOD- 20150304-00009 (May 29, 2015); Policy Branch information: Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-0043 1, File Nos. SAT-AMD-200701 11-00010, SAT-MO1)-2006l213-00l51 (Mar. 30, 2007). T8’s Ka-band payload was originally authorized under Call Sign S2132, which was consolidated with Call Sign S2632 in September 2017. ~ See Satellite Policy Branch information: Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-Ol 358, File No. SAT STA-201 80830-00064 (Nov. 2, 2018); see also 180-Day SJA Extension l?equesl to Operate T15 ((‘all Sign S293Q) at 101 WL, File No. SAT-STA-20190416-00028. See 30-Day 5T4 Request to 1?elocate T8 (‘Call Sign S2632~, File No. SAT-STA-20180921 -00074 (granted Sept. 27. 2018).

DIRECTV’s 180-day STA request to continue operating T8 at 100.75° Wi.. until the satellite returns to its pennanently licensed orbital location.6 The drift began on October 3, 2018 and was completed on October 10, 2018. As DIRECTV anticipates a continuing business need to continue operating T15 at the 100.85° Wi.. orbital location. DIRECTV respectfully submits this STA extension request to continue operating T8 at 100.75° W.L. for an additional 180-day period beginning May 27, 2019 until the satellite returns to its permanently authorized orbital location.7 While 11 is located at 100.75° Wi., DIRECTV will provide telemetçy. tracking, and control (‘Tf&C”) using the following frequencies: 17307.00 MHz (Earth-to-space); and 12203.25 MHz and 12203.75 MHz (space-to-Earth). Grant ofthis STA will not result in increased risk of harmfbl interference. Once on station at 100.75° Wi.. DIRECTV will operate the communications payload in conformance with FCC rules and any relevant coordination agreements. DIRECTV has assessed and limited the probability ofthe space station becoming a source ofdebris as a result of collisions with large debris or other operational space stations. T8 will not be located at the same orbital location as another satellite or at an orbital location that has an overlapping station-keeping volume with another satellite. DIRECTV is not aware ofany other FCC-licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with T8 at 100.75° W.L. DIRECTV is also not 6See Salellhte Policy Branch Information; Acilom Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-01361. File No. SAT STA-201 8092840077 (Nov. 30, 201 S). 7DIRECTV currently anticipates returning T8 to the 100.85° Wi. orbital location in 2019 based on business needs. 2

aware of any other system with an overlapping station~keeping volume with T8 that is the subject of an ITU filing that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest because it will extend coverage. improve service performance, and provide additional capacity to customers at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request.


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