Attachment Exhibit A

This document pretains to SES-AFS-20140203-00029 for Amendment Foreign Satellite App on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESAFS2014020300029_1034087

Exhibit A Link Budgets and Coverage Maps

14-Jan-14 256ksps R1/2 HN INROUTE LINK BUDGET 02:30 PM Satellite: SM5 Incl V 0.51m Remote in Detroit 7.6m hub in Detroit SUMMARY BASELINE PARAMETERS Value Unit % Avail S/C Power Reqd/Crr 0.25 % % Xponder Bandwidth Reqd/Crr 4.00 % Carrier Info Rate 256 Kbps Clear Sky Link Margin 3.5 dB FEC Code Rate 0.500 Power Equivalent Bandwidth 0.09 MHz Crr Symbol Rate 256 Ksps Contract EIRP at reference contour 21.0 dBw CARRIER Cl Sky Reqd Ebi/No 2.1 dB LINK PERFORMANCE Cl Sky Up Fade Dn Fade Unit DATA No of bits/symbol 2.0 Bits Demod BT Product 1.00 Satellite SFD -88.3 -88.3 -88.3 dBW/m2 Spreading factor 4.00 Agg Input B.O. 10.0 10.0 10.0 dB Spread Bandwidth 1024 kHz Input Backoff/Crr 36.1 37.1 36.1 dB Crr Spacing Fctr 1.41 x Rs Crr Flux Density -124.4 -125.4 -124.4 dBW/m2 Carrier Spacing 1440 kHz Gain of a Sq meter 44.5 44.5 44.5 dBi Satellite SM5 Incl V UPLINK Uplink Path Losses 207.6 208.6 207.6 dB Location -114.9 WL BUDGET Carrier Up EIRP 38.7 38.7 38.7 dBW Hub EIRP Contour 53.7 dBW Satellite G/T 1.5 1.5 1.5 dB/K Remote G/T Contour 1.5 dB/K Attn Setting 6.0 dB SATELLITE Xponder Gain 191.5 dB C/N Uplink 1.1 0.1 1.1 dB DATA SFD -88.3 dBW/m2 Xponder Bandwidth 36.0 MHz Saturation EIRP 53.7 53.7 53.7 dBW Agg Input BO 10.0 dB Agg Output B.O. 5.0 5.0 5.0 dB Agg Output BO 5.0 dB Output Backoff/Crr 31.1 32.1 31.1 dB Uplink Frequency 14.2500 GHz Carrier Dn EIRP 22.6 21.6 22.6 dBW Dnlink Frequency 11.9500 GHz DOWNLINK Dnlink Path Losses 206.2 206.2 210.4 dB Tx Antenna Dia 0.51 meters BUDGET Rx Pointing Losses 0.4 0.4 0.4 dB HPA Max Output Pwr 10.0 Watts Cl Sky E/S G/T 35.5 35.5 35.5 dB/K Degradation in G/T 0.8 0.8 3.9 dB Tx Antenna Gain 33.7 dBi Tx Pointing Losses 0.3 dB C/N Downlink 19.3 18.3 12.0 dB C/N Uplink 1.1 0.1 1.1 dB GROUND Rx Antenna Dia 7.6 meters C/N Downlink 19.3 18.3 12.0 dB SEGMENT Rx Antenna Effcy 56 % C/I Intermod (S/C) 38.5 38.5 38.5 dB DATA Rx Antenna Gain 57.1 dBi C/I Uplink Adj Sat 5.9 5.9 5.9 dB Rx Pointing Losses 0.4 dB COMPOSITE C/I Downlink Adj Sat 16.9 16.9 16.9 dB Pre LNA Losses 0.2 dB LINK C/I Xpol 17.4 17.4 18.0 dB LNA Noise Temp 80 K C/I Adjacent Carrier 17.0 17.0 17.0 dB Ant,etc Temp 45 K Cl Sky Noise Temp 125 K C/(Nu,d) 1.0 0.0 0.8 dB C/(Nu,d,ims/c) 1.0 0.0 0.8 dB Rx Clr Sky G/T 35.5 dB/K C/(Nu,d,im,i)Total -0.4 -1.2 -0.6 dB Uplink Rain Attn 1.0 dB LINK MARGIN 3.5 2.8 3.3 dB RAIN Dnlink Rain Attn 4.2 dB MARGINS Up Fade Pwr Cntrl 0.0 dB Symbol Rate 256 256 256 ksps Target Link Availability E-E 99.0 % FEC Code Rate 1/2 1/2 1/2 Tx E/S Location Detroit MODEM Minimum Ebi/No 2.1 2.1 2.1 dB Tx E/S Latitude 42.3 N SITE Tx E/S Longitude -83.1 W 10*log(Rbt/Noise BW) -3.0 -3.0 -3.0 dB GEOGRAPHIC Tx E/S Elev Angle 31.5 deg Minimum Reqd C/N -3.9 -3.9 -3.9 dB DATA Rx E/S Location Detroit RF Head Max Output Power 10.0 Watts Rx E/S Latitude 42.3 N Misc Feed Losses etc 4.7

Rx E/S Longitude -83.1 W EARTH E/S EIRP Reqd twds S/C 36.2 dBW Rx E/S Elev Angle 31.5 deg STATION (Note: reqd to achieve link margin) HPA Tx Pointing Losses 0.3 dB XPOL S/C Isolation 36.0 dB Max Clear Sky EIRP towards S/C 38.7 dBW ISOLATION Tx E/S Isolation 35.0 dB DATA Rx E/S Isolation 35.0 dB RF Head Output BO (Cl Sky) 0.0 dB Uplnk Free Sp Loss 207.2 dB MISC Dnlnk Free Sp Loss 205.7 dB LOSSES Uplink Atmos Attn 0.4 dB Dnlink Atmos Attn 0.5 dB

14-Jan-14 512ksps R1/2 HN INROUTE LINK BUDGET 02:29 PM Satellite: SM5 Incl V 0.51m Remote in Detroit 7.6m hub in Detroit SUMMARY BASELINE PARAMETERS Value Unit % Avail S/C Power Reqd/Crr 0.28 % % Xponder Bandwidth Reqd/Crr 4.00 % Carrier Info Rate 512 Kbps Clear Sky Link Margin 1.0 dB FEC Code Rate 0.500 Power Equivalent Bandwidth 0.10 MHz Crr Symbol Rate 512 Ksps Contract EIRP at reference contour 21.5 dBw CARRIER Cl Sky Reqd Ebi/No 2.1 dB LINK PERFORMANCE Cl Sky Up Fade Dn Fade Unit DATA No of bits/symbol 2.0 Bits Demod BT Product 1.00 Satellite SFD -88.8 -88.8 -88.8 dBW/m2 Spreading factor 2.00 Agg Input B.O. 10.0 10.0 10.0 dB Spread Bandwidth 1024 kHz Input Backoff/Crr 35.6 36.6 35.6 dB Crr Spacing Fctr 1.41 x Rs Crr Flux Density -124.4 -125.4 -124.4 dBW/m2 Carrier Spacing 1440 kHz Gain of a Sq meter 44.5 44.5 44.5 dBi Satellite SM5 Incl V UPLINK Uplink Path Losses 207.6 208.6 207.6 dB Location -114.9 WL BUDGET Carrier Up EIRP 38.7 38.7 38.7 dBW Hub EIRP Contour 53.7 dBW Satellite G/T 2.0 2.0 2.0 dB/K Remote G/T Contour 2.0 dB/K Attn Setting 6.0 dB SATELLITE Xponder Gain 192.0 dB C/N Uplink 1.6 0.6 1.6 dB DATA SFD -88.8 dBW/m2 Xponder Bandwidth 36.0 MHz Saturation EIRP 53.7 53.7 53.7 dBW Agg Input BO 10.0 dB Agg Output B.O. 5.0 5.0 5.0 dB Agg Output BO 5.0 dB Output Backoff/Crr 30.6 31.6 30.6 dB Uplink Frequency 14.2500 GHz Carrier Dn EIRP 23.1 22.1 23.1 dBW Dnlink Frequency 11.9500 GHz DOWNLINK Dnlink Path Losses 206.2 206.2 210.4 dB Tx Antenna Dia 0.51 meters BUDGET Rx Pointing Losses 0.4 0.4 0.4 dB HPA Max Output Pwr 10.0 Watts Cl Sky E/S G/T 35.5 35.5 35.5 dB/K Degradation in G/T 0.8 0.8 3.9 dB Tx Antenna Gain 33.7 dBi Tx Pointing Losses 0.3 dB C/N Downlink 19.8 18.8 12.5 dB C/N Uplink 1.6 0.6 1.6 dB GROUND Rx Antenna Dia 7.6 meters C/N Downlink 19.8 18.8 12.5 dB SEGMENT Rx Antenna Effcy 56 % C/I Intermod (S/C) 30.9 29.9 30.9 dB DATA Rx Antenna Gain 57.1 dBi C/I Uplink Adj Sat 6.4 5.4 6.4 dB Rx Pointing Losses 0.4 dB COMPOSITE C/I Downlink Adj Sat 17.4 16.4 17.4 dB Pre LNA Losses 0.2 dB LINK C/I Xpol 17.9 16.9 15.5 dB LNA Noise Temp 80 K C/I Adjacent Carrier 17.0 16.0 17.0 dB Ant,etc Temp 45 K Cl Sky Noise Temp 125 K C/(Nu,d) 1.5 0.5 1.3 dB C/(Nu,d,ims/c) 1.5 0.5 1.3 dB Rx Clr Sky G/T 35.5 dB/K C/(Nu,d,im,i)Total 0.1 -0.9 -0.2 dB Uplink Rain Attn 1.0 dB LINK MARGIN 1.0 0.0 0.7 dB RAIN Dnlink Rain Attn 4.2 dB MARGINS Up Fade Pwr Cntrl 0.0 dB Symbol Rate 512 512 512 ksps Target Link Availability E-E 99.0 % FEC Code Rate 1/2 1/2 1/2 Tx E/S Location Detroit MODEM Minimum Ebi/No 2.1 2.1 2.1 dB Tx E/S Latitude 42.3 N SITE Tx E/S Longitude -83.1 W 10*log(Rbt/Noise BW) 0.0 0.0 0.0 dB GEOGRAPHIC Tx E/S Elev Angle 31.5 deg Minimum Reqd C/N -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 dB DATA Rx E/S Location Detroit RF Head Max Output Power 10.0 Watts Rx E/S Latitude 42.3 N Misc Feed Losses etc 4.7

Rx E/S Longitude -83.1 W EARTH E/S EIRP Reqd twds S/C 38.7 dBW Rx E/S Elev Angle 31.5 deg STATION (Note: reqd to achieve link margin) HPA Tx Pointing Losses 0.3 dB XPOL S/C Isolation 36.0 dB Max Clear Sky EIRP towards S/C 38.7 dBW ISOLATION Tx E/S Isolation 35.0 dB DATA Rx E/S Isolation 35.0 dB RF Head Output BO (Cl Sky) 0.0 dB Uplnk Free Sp Loss 207.2 dB MISC Dnlnk Free Sp Loss 205.7 dB LOSSES Uplink Atmos Attn 0.4 dB Dnlink Atmos Attn 0.5 dB

1/14/2014 HughesNet LINK BUDGET 2:31 PM Satellite: SM5 Incl V 0.51 m Remote Located in Detroit Crr EIRP Density = 12.8 dBW/4 KHz BASELINE PARAMETERS Value Unit SUMMARY % Avail S/C Power Reqd/Crr 100.0 % % Xponder Bandwidth Reqd/Crr 100.0 % Carrier Info Rate 29666 Kbps Clear Sky Link Margin 2.5 dB Net FEC Code Rate 0.500 Power Equivalent Bandwidth 36.0 MHz Transmit Symbol Rate 30000 Ksps EIRP at 52.1 dBW reference contour 51.6 dBw CARRIER Cl Sky Reqd Es/No 1.2 dB LINK PERFORMANCE Cl Sky Up Fade Dn Fade Unit DATA No of bits/symbol 2.0 Bits Satellite SFD -90.3 -90.3 -90.3 dBW/m2 Demod BT Product 1.00 Agg Input B.O. 3.0 3.0 3.0 dB Crr Noise Bandwidth 30000 KHz Input Backoff/Crr 3.0 3.0 3.0 dB Carrier Spacing 36000 KHz Crr Flux Density -93.3 -93.3 -93.3 dBW/m2 Satellite SM5 Incl V UPLINK Gain of a Sq meter 44.5 44.5 44.5 dBi Location -114.9 WL BUDGET Uplink Path Losses 207.8 214.0 207.8 dB EIRP Contour at Remote 49.0 dBW Carrier Up EIRP 69.4 75.6 69.4 dBW G/T Contour at Hub 7.5 dB/K Satellite G/T 7.5 7.5 7.5 dB/K Attn Setting 10.0 dB SATELLITE Xponder Gain 186.3 dB C/N Uplink 22.9 22.9 22.9 dB DATA SFD -90.3 dBW/m2 EIRP Contour 49.0 49.0 49.0 dBW Xponder Bandwidth 36.0 MHz Agg Output B.O. 0.5 0.5 0.5 dB Agg Input BO 3.0 dB Output Backoff/Crr 0.5 0.5 0.5 dB Agg Output BO 0.5 dB Carrier Dn EIRP 48.5 48.5 48.5 dBW Uplink Frequency 14.250 GHz DOWNLINK Dnlink Path Losses 206.0 206.0 206.3 dB Dnlink Frequency 11.950 GHz BUDGET Rx Pointing Losses 0.2 0.2 0.2 dB Tx Antenna Dia 7.6 meters Cl Sky E/S G/T 12.1 12.1 12.1 dB/K HPA Max Output Pwr 250.0 Watts Degradation in G/T 0.8 0.8 0.9 dB Waveguide Losses 2.0 dB Tx Antenna Gain 59.3 dBi Tx Pointing Losses 0.6 dB C/N Downlink 7.4 7.4 6.9 dB Max EIRP Toward S/C 80.7 dB C/N Uplink 22.9 22.9 22.9 dB GROUND C/N Downlink 7.4 7.4 6.9 dB SEGMENT Rx Antenna Dia 0.51 meters C/I Intermod (S/C) 99.0 99.0 99.0 dB DATA C/I Uplink Adj Sat 16.5 16.5 16.5 dB Rx Antenna Gain 31.8 dBi COMPOSITE C/I Dnlink Adj Sat 6.9 6.9 6.9 dB Rx Pointing Losses 0.2 dB LINK C/I Xpol 18.4 16.6 18.4 dB Pre LNA Losses 0.3 dB C/I Intermod (E/S) 30.4 18.0 30.4 dB LNA Noise Temp 43 K Ant,etc Temp 28 K C/(Nu,d) 7.3 7.3 6.8 dB Cl Sky Noise Temp 71 K C/(Nu,d,ims/c) 7.3 7.3 6.8 dB Rx Clr Sky G/T 12.1 dB/K C/(Nu,d,im,i)Total 3.7 3.5 3.5 dB Uplink Rain Attn 6.2 dB LINK MARGIN 2.5 2.3 2.3 dB RAIN Dnlink Rain Attn 0.3 dB Modulation QPSK QPSK QPSK MARGINS Up Fade Pwr Cntrl 6.2 dB FEC Rate 1/2 1/2 1/2 Target Link Availability E-E 99.0 % Minimum Reqd Ebi/No 1.2 1.2 1.2 dB Tx E/S Location Detroit MODEM Tx E/S Latitude 42.3 N 10*log(Rbt/Noise BW) 3.0 3.0 3.0 dB SITE Tx E/S Longitude -83.1 W Minimum Reqd C/N 1.2 1.2 1.2 dB GEOGRAPHIC Tx E/S Elev Angle 31 deg E/S EIRP/Crr Reqd (Cl Sky) 69.4 dBW DATA Tx Gain - Pointing Loss 58.7 dB Rx E/S Location Detroit EARTH Waveguide Losses 2.0 dB Rx E/S Latitude 42.3 N STATION Tx Power Reqd/Cxr (clear sky) 12.7 dBW

Rx E/S Longitude -83.1 W HPA 18.5 watts Rx E/S Elev Angle 31.5 deg Uplink Power Control 6.2 dB XPOL S/C Isolation 36.0 dB TX Power Reqd/Cxr (full UPC) 18.9 dBW ISOLATION Tx E/S Isolation 35.0 dB 77.4 watts DATA Rx E/S Isolation 20.0 dB Uplnk Free Sp Loss 207.2 dB Dnlink EIRP Dens @ Beam Peak (52.1 dBW) 12.8 dBW/4KHz MISC Dnlnk Free Sp Loss 205.7 dB LOSSES Uplink Atmos Attn 0.6 dB Dnlink Atmos Attn 0.3 dB

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