Attachment DIRECTV - Grant July

DIRECTV - Grant July

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant

2019-07-17

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20190703-00055 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2019070300055_1801588

~4 ~ ~~1~7d3~ O~X,5S S2669 SAT~STA~20190703~°°55 1B20 19002609 3~L4 r ~ ,, ~ DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DirecTV T9S GrantDate ~7 17 I (or other identifier) ,~ .‘ ~i r~ TcrmDatcs penod ef~ Approved by 0MB p~om”O7Z~ ~‘ To: ~ ckt 3060—0678 GRANTED International Bureau Approved: Date & Time Filed: Jul 3 2019 3:35:40:053PM J~ ~u~q File Number: SAT STA—20 190703—00055 Callsign: c~, &kU~ 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: 60—Day STA Request to Relocate T9S (Call Sign S2669) 1. Applicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises. LLC Phone Number: 310—964—4996 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 1120 20th Street. NW E—Mail: spdulac u,att.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 Attention: Steve Dulac

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IJ3FS File No. SAT-STA-20 190703-00055 IBFS File No(s): SAT-STA-20 190703-00055 GRANTED- Licensee/Grantee: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) With Conditions Call Sign: S2669 Satellite Name: DIRECTV T9S Orbital Location: 101.2° W.L. (required station- (± 0.05 degrees east-west) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Telemetry, tracking, & command (TT&C) International Bureau Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Satellite Division Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) Scope of Grant: Special temporary authority for a period of 60 days to conduct TI&C operations necessary to drift DIRECTV T9S from the 101.1° W.L. orbital location to the 101 .2° W.L. orbital location and to provide DBS and FSS at 101.2° W.L. Service Area(s): See Schedule S Tech Report (Item S6(d)) and GXT files in IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD- 20060908-00101 and SAT-LOA-20051 123-00250. Frequencies: DBS Frequencies: 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 0Hz (Earth-to-space) FSS Frequencies: 18.8-18.8 0Hz (space-to-Earth) 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) 28.35-28.6 0Hz (Earth-to-space) 29.25-29.5 0Hz (Earth-to-space) 29.5-30.0 0Hz (Earth-to-space) Telemetry, Tracking, and Command: 12.6955 GHz (space-to-Earth) 17.7950 0Hz (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 T9S 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 T95 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations during the drift to the 10 1.2° W.L. orbital location. 3. DIRECTV may not provide payload services during the drift. 4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of this special temporary authority is solely at DIRECTV’s own risk. This grant is without prejudice to any action taken in II3FS File No. SAT-MOD- 20190703-00054. 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. Page 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20 190703-00055 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 17, 2019 Date: Term Dates From: July 24, 2019 To: period of 60 days Approved: Stephen J D all Chief, Sate ite 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~,wilevrein.corn 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). 0 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 0 Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 101.2 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 a grant of special temporary authority for 60 days commencing July 24, 2019 to drift its T9S satellite (Call Sign 52669) from its current location at 101.1 W.L. to 101.2 W.L. and to operate the satellite at 101.2 W.L. 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 "party to the application&quotz 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. r~t1achment 1: 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 3 I 2(a)(1)). 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 a grant of special temporary authority (‘~STA’~ for 60 days commencing July 24, 2019 to drift its T9S satellite (Call Sign S2669) from its current location at 101.10 W.L. to 101 .2° W.L. and to operate the satellite at 101.2° W.L. DIRECTV is simultaneously filing a space station modification application to permanently change the authorized orbital location of T9S from 101.10 W.L. to 101.2° W.L. T9S is permanently authorized to operate at 101.10 W.L.2 DERECTVs T4S satellite (Call Sign S2430) is permanently authorized to operate at 101.2° W.L.3 T4S is approaching the end of its operational life, and DIRECTV plans to deorbit the satellite later this year. In connection with the deorbiting of T4S, [)IRECTV plans to relocate T9S to 101.2° W.L. and to transfer all traffic from T4S to 19S. DIRECTV plans to relocate T9S from 101.1° W.L. to 101.2° W.L. as early as July 24, 2019, and the drift period is expected to last approximately five days. Once relocated, T9S will initially be collocated with T4S for approximately six weeks while traffic is transferred from T4S to T9S, and T4S will then he deorbited. As noted above, DIRECTV is simultaneously filing a space station modification application to permanently change the authorized orbital location of T9S from 101.1° W.L. to 101.2° W.L. [)IRECTV has flied this STA request, an FCC Form 1 59, and a $980.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT-0 1226. File No. SAT-MOD-201 61219-00128 (Mar. 24. 2017). ~ See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice. Report No. SAT-00838, File No. SAT-MOD-201 11102-00211 (Jan. 20, 2012).

During the drift ofT9S from 101 .10 W.L. to 101.2° W.L.. DIRECTV will utilize only the sate1lite~s telemetry, tracking, and command (~TT&C”) frequencies and will follow industry practices for coordinating TT&C transmissions during the relocation process. The specific TT&C frequencies are as follows: 12695.5 MFIz (space-to-Earth); and • 1 7795.0 MHz (Earth-to-space). Once relocated to 1 01 .2° W.L., DIRECTV seeks authority to operate on the Ku-DBS (12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space)) and Ka-Band (18.3- 1 8.8/19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 28.35-28.6/29.25-29.5/29.5-30.0 GFIz (Earth-to-space)) communications frequencies already licensed to T9S at the nominal 1 01° W.L. orbital location.4 Grant of this STA request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. As noted above, DIRECTV will opel-ate only the above-listed TT&C frequencies during the drift and will coordinate its TT&C transmissions with operators of satellites in the drift path. In the unlikely event that any interference should occur during the drift, DIRECTV will take all reasonable steps to eliminate such interference. Once on station at 101.2° W.L.. DIRECTV will operate the communications payload in conformance with FCC rules and any relevant coordination agreements. ~ Because I)IRECTV will provide DBS service using 12/1 7 GHz frequency bands already assigned to DIRECTV for use at the nominal 101° W.L. orbital location, this application for special temporary authority does not implicate the Commission’s freeze on new DBS applications. See Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service Auction Nullified.’ Commission Sets Forth Refund Procedures jhr Auction No. 52 Winning Bidders and Adopts a Freeze on All New DBS Service Applications, Public Notice, 20 FCC Rcd 20618 (2005) (clarifying that lt]he freeze does not apply to applications for replacement satellites, modifications to existing satellite licenses, or requests for special temporary authority, unless such applications seek authority to operate on frequencies and/or orbital locations no/previously authorized for operation by that licensee”) (emphasis added). 2

DIRECTV has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source ofdebris as a result of collisions with large debris or other operational space stations. Apart from the satellite’s temporaly collocation with T4S, which DIRECTV will manage internally to ensure safe station-keeping, T9S 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 of any other FCC-licensed system, or any other system applied fix and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with T9S at 101.2° Wi... DIRECTV is also not aware of any other system with an overlapping station-keeping volume with T9S that is the subject of an ITU filing that is either in orbit or progressin~ towards launch. Grant ofthis STA request will serve the public interest because it will Ilcilitate the transfer oftraffic from T4S to T9S in connection with the decommissioning of DIRECTV’s T4S satellite, thereby ensuring continuing service coverage to DIRECTV customers. Accordingly. DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request


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