Attachment Schedule S Tech Data

This document pretains to SES-AFS-20050713-00910 for Amendment Foreign Satellite App on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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 FCC 312                                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                       Page 1: General,
 Schedule S                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                                   Frequency Bands,
                                                                               (Technical and Operational Description)                                                              and GSO Orbit

S1. GENERAL INFORMATION Complete for all satellite applications.
a. Space Station or Satellite Network Name:                           e. Estimated Date of Placement into Service:                      i Will the space station(s) operate on a Common Carrier Basis:
  AMC-16                                                                8/1/2005                                                          N

b. Construction Commencement Date:                                    f. Estimated Lifetime of Satellite(s):                            j. Number of transponders offered on a common carrier basis:
                                                                         15                                           Years                0

c. Construction Completion Date:                                      g. Total Number of Transponders:                                  k. Total Common Carrier Transponder Bandwidth:
                                                                        0                                                                 0                                            MHz

d1. Est Launch Date Begin:      d2. Est Launch Date End:              h. Total Transponder Bandwidth (no. transponders x Bandwidth)     l. Orbit Type: Mark all boxes that apply:
 12/17/2004                          12/17/2004                         1.4                                           MHz                                GSO                         NGSO
                                                                                                                                                    X

S2. OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS Identify the frequency range and transmit/receive mode for all frequency bands in which this station will oper
                              Also indicate the nature of service(s) for each frequency band.
                      Frequency Band Limits
     Lower Frequency (_Hz)             Upper Frequency (_Hz)           e. T/R Mode                                    f. Nature of Service(s): List all that apply to this band
     a. Numeric       b. Unit          c. Numeric       d. Unit
                      (K/M/G)                           (K/M/G)
14001.1                M           14001.9               M        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
11700.6                M           11700.9               M        T                         Fixed Satellite Service
12199.1                M           12199.4               M        T                         Fixed Satellite Service

S3. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY:
a. Nominal Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):         b. Alternate Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):                                       c. Reason for orbital location selection:
  118.75 W                                                                                                                                 The orbital location is consistent with the Trilateral
Longitudinal Tolerance or E/W Station-Keeping:      f. Inclination Excursion or Range of orbital are in which adequate service can be      Agreement reached between Canada, Mexico and the
                                                    N/S Station-Keeping         provided (Optional):                                       United States of America in 1988.
d. Toward West:                                                                                                 Degrees       E/W
                                0.05 Degrees        Tolerance:
                                                                                     g. Westernmost:
e. Toward East:                 0.05 Degrees                  0.1 Degrees            h. Easternmost:

i. Reason for service are selection (Optional):


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                   Page 2: NGSO Orbits
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)

S4. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY
      S4a. Total Number of Satellites in Network or System:                                    S4c. Celestial Reference Body (Earth, Sun, Moon, etc.):
       S4b. Total Number of Orbital Planes in Network or System:                               S4d. Orbit Epoch Date:

For each Orbital Plane Provide:
 (e) Orbital    (f) No. of      (g) Inclination   (h) Orbital   (i) Apogee (km) (j) Perigee (km)   (k) Right Ascension   (l) Argument of      Active Service Arc Range (Degrees)
 Plane No.     Satellites in   Angle (degrees)      Period                                           of the Ascending         Perigee      (m) Begin       (n) End       (o) Other
                   Plane                          (Seconds)                                            Node (Deg.)           (Degrees)       Angle          Angle




S5. INITIAL SATELLITE PHASE ANGLE For each satellite in each orbital plane, provide the intital phase angle.
 (a) Orbital   (b) Satellite     (c) Initial
 Plane No.       Number        Phase Angle
                                (Degrees)




                                                                               NO NGSO DATA FILED


                                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                            Page 3: Service Areas
                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                       FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S6. SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS for each service area provide:

(a) Service Area   (b) Type of Associated   (c) Service Area Diagram   (d) Service Area Description. Provide list of geographic areas (state postal codes or ITU 3-ltr codes), satellites or Figure No. of
       ID             Station (Earth or        File Name (GXT File)    Service Area Diagram.
                           Space)

SA1                S                                                   CONUS
OMNI               S                                                   Visible Earth


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                              Page 4: Antenna Beams
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S7. SPACE STATION ANTENNA BEAM CHARACTERISTICS For each antenna beam provide:

 (a)    (b)  Isotropic Antenna     (e)       (f)     (g) Min.   (h) Polar- (i) Polarization (j) Service              Transmit                                  Receive
Beam   T/R           Gain        Pointing Rotational Cross-      ization   Alignment Rel.     Area ID        (k)   (l) Effective    (m)      (n)    (o) G/T  (p) Min.     Input Attenuator (dB)
  ID   Mode (c) Peak (d) Edge     Error     Error    Polar Iso- Switch-       Equatorial                   Input      Output        Max.   System    Max.   Saturation
                                (Degrees) (Degrees) lation (dB)   able?    Plane (Degrees)                                                                                (q) Max.     (r) Step
               (dBi)      (dBi)                                                                           Losses    Power (W)      EIRP     Noice Gain Pt. Flux Density
                                                                  (Y/N)                                                                                                     Value         Size
                                                                                                            (dB)                   (dBW)   Temp (k) (db/K)  (dBW/m2)
NALV R           33.3      26.3       0.15                    30 Y                       90 OMNI                                               594     -3.3         -90           15
NAC T            37.1      28.1       0.15                    30 Y                          SA1                4         0.069      21.5
NAC T            37.1      28.1       0.15                    30 Y                          SA1                4         0.069      21.5


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                             Page 5: Beam Diagrams
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S8. ANTENNA BEAM DIAGRAMS For each beam pattern provide the reference to the graphic image and numerical data:
     Also provide the power flux density levels in each beam that result from the emission with the highest power flux density.

 (a)    (b)   (c) Co-or  (d) GSO (e) NGSO Antenna Gain        (f) GSO Antenna                    Max. Power Flux Density (dBW/M2/Hz)
Beam   T/R      Cross      Ref.     Contour Description      Gain Contour Data     At Angle of Arrival above horizontal (for emission with highest PFD)
  ID   Mode     Polar     Orbital  (Figure/Table/ Exhibit)        (GXT File)      (g) 5 Deg      (h) 10 Deg      (i) 15 Deg     (j) 20 Deg    (k) 25 Deg
              Mode ("C" Longitude
                or" X") (Deg. E/W)
NALV R        C            -118.75                             NALV r1.gxt
NAC T         C            -118.75                              NACL.gxt
NAC T         C            -118.75                              NACR.gxt


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                     Page 6: Channels and
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                  Transponders
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S9. SPACE STATION CHANNELS For each frequency channel provide:           S10. SPACE STATION TRANSPONDERS For each transponder provide:
  (a)   (B) Assigned    (c)      (d) Center        (e)         (f) TTC       (a)         (b)            Receive Band              Transmit Band
Channel Bandwidth      T/R      Frequency     Polarization   or Comm     Transponder Transponder   (c) Channel   (d) Beam   (e) Channel   (f) Beam ID
  No.       (kHz)      Mode        (MHz)      (H, V, L, R)   Channel          ID       Gain (dB)        No.          ID          No.
                                                              (T or C)

CMD1            800 R         14001.5         V              T           C1                        CMD1          NALV
TM1             300 T         11700.75        L              T           T1                                                 TM1           NACL
TM2             300 T         12199.25        R              T           T2                                                 TM2           NACR


                                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 7: Digital Modulation
                                                                  SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                         FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S11. DIGITAL MODULATION PARAMETERS For each digital emission provide:
(a) Digital   (b) Emission   (c) Assigned   (d) No. of    (e)Uncoded   (f) FEC Error   (g) CDMA     (h) Total C/N (i) Single Entry
 Mod. ID       Designator     Bandwidth      Phases        Data Rate     Correction    Processing   Performance C/I Objective
                                 (kHz)                       (kbps)     Coding Rate     Gain (dB)   Objective (dB)       (dB)


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 8: Analog Modulation
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S12. ANALOG MODULATION PARAMETERS For each analog emission provide:
  (a)   (b) Emission      (c)      (d) Signal       (e)                      Multi-channel Telephony             (j) Video (k) Video    (l) Video   (m) SCPC/FM (n) Total C/N    (o) Single
Analog   Designator    Assigned       Type      Channels                                                         Standard    Noise-        and       Compander,    Performance    Entry C/I
                                                                (f) Ave.     (g) Bottom      (h) Top   (i) RMS
Mod. ID                Bandwidth                per Carrier                                                       NTSC,    Weighting   SCPC/FM      Preemphasis,    Objective    Objective
                                                              Companded      Baseband      Baseband Modulation
                         (kHz)                                                                                   PAL, etc.    (dB)     Modulation     and Noise        (dB)         (dB)
                                                              Talker Level   Freq. (MHz)   Freq. (MHz)   Index
                                                                                                                                           Index    Weighting (dB)
                                                                (dBm0)
CMD    800KF9D               800                                                                                                                                            10         22.2
TLM    300KF9D               300                                                                                                                                             9         21.2


                                                                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                  Page 9: Typical Emissions
                                                               SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                      FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S13. TYPICAL EMISSIONS For each planned type of emission provide:
     Associated               Modulation ID         (e) Carriers (f) Carrier   (g)Noise Budget    (h) Energy   Receive Band (Assoc. Transmit Stn)             Transmit Band (This Space Station)
Transponder ID Range                                    per       Spacing      Reference (Table    Dispersal
                        (c) Digital    (d) Analog                                                              (i)Assoc.    Assoc. Station Transmit         EIRP (dBW)            (n) Max.  (o)Assoc.
                                                    Transponder     (kHz)            No.)         Bandwidth
                          (Table      (Table S12)                                                              Stn. Max.        Power (dBW)                                      Power Flux     Stn
 (a) Start    (b) End                                                                                (kHz)
                           S11)                                                                                Antenna                                                             Density  Rec. G/T
                                                                                                               Gain (dBi)    (j) Min.        (k) Max.    (l) Min.    (m) Max.   (dBW/m2/Hz)   (dB/K)
C1           C1                       CMD                      1               Table 5 Teleco                       62.3                10          21
T1           T2                       TLM                      1               Table 6 Teleme                                                                  10        21.5                      37.9


                                                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                            Page 10: TT and C
                                                         SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S14. Is the space station(s) controlled and monitored remotely? If Yes, provide the location and telephone number of the TT and C control point(s):   Yes

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:

S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:


S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):



Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 Vernon Valley Spacecraft Ops
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Sussex                                                                                      NJ                       07461
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 973-823-6000                                               E040368

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 Grand Junction
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Grand Junction                                                                              CO                       81505
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 970-241-8300                                               E040407

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:

S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:


S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):


                                                                          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                              Page 11:
                                                                        SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                           Characteristics and
                                                               FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)                        Certifications

 S15. SPACECRAFT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
S15a: Mass of spacecraft without fuel (kg):                           Spacecraft Dimensions                  Probability of Survival to
 1952                                                                       (meters)                          End of Life (0.0 - 1.0)
S15b. Mass of fuel and disposables at launch (kg):
  2133
S15c. Mass of spacecraft and fuel at launch (kg):                   S15f. Length (m):                       S15i. Payload:
  4065                                                               27                                      0.7897
S15d. Mass of fuel, in orbit, at beginning of life (kg):            S15g. Width (m):                        S15j. Bus:
  680                                                                7                                       0.882
S15e. Deployed Area of Solar Array (square meters):                 S15h. Height (m):                       S15k. Total:
  71.33                                                              4.5                                     0.6965


            S16. SPACECRAFT ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
                 Spacecraft  Electrical Power (Watts) At Electrical Power (Watts) At
                 Subsystem        Beginning of Life               End of Life
                                           At Equinox          At Solstice         At Equinox          At Solstice
            Payload (Watts):             (a):                (f):                (k):                (p):
                                                7503                7503                7503                7503
            Bus (Watts):                 (b):                (g):                (l):                (q):
                                                551.7               541.9               548.6               533.7
            Total (Watts):               (c):                (h):                (m):                (r):
                                                8054.7              8044.9              8051.6              8036.7
            Solar Array (Watts):         (d):                (i):                (n):                (s):
                                                12425               11070               10520               9440
            Depth of Battery             (e)                 (j)                 (o)                 (t)
            Discharge (%):
                                                72.6     %                   %          75.4     %                   %


S17. CERTIFICATIONS:
a. Are the power flux density limits of § 25.208 met?:                                                                                    YES   NO   X    N/A
b. Are the appropriate service area coverage requirements of § 25.143(b)(ii) and (iii), or § 25.145(c)(1) and (2) met?                    YES   NO   X    N/A
c. Are the frequency tolerances of § 25.202(e) and the out-of-band emission limits of § 25.202(f)(1), (2) and (3) met?
                                                                                                                  X YES               NO            N/A
  In addition to the information required in this Form, the space station applicant is required to provide all the information specified in Section 25.114 of the
                                                             Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R § 25.114.



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