Ellenwood Notificati

NOTICE submitted by Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Notification of Back-Up TT&C

2009-06-24

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20080714-00933 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2008071400933_719558

1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 June 24, 2009 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission Office of the Secretary 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Sirius XM Radio Inc., Notification of On-Station Back-Up TT&C Call Sign E080168; File Nos. SES-LIC-20080714-00933, SES-AMD-20080822-01086 and SES-AMD-20090204-00145 Dear Ms. Dortch: Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius XM”), pursuant to Condition 197(d) of the above-referenced earth station authorization, hereby notifies the Commission that it performed on-station telemetry, tracking, and command (“TT&C”) operations in the 4/6 GHz band for the Sirius FM-1, -2, and - 3 space stations using this station. Due to antenna failures and maintenance problems experienced by Sirius XM’s primary TT&C earth stations in Quito, Ecuador and Utive, Panama, Sirius XM commenced backup TT&C operations using the Ellenwood, Georgia earth station on June 24, 2009.1 Sirius XM anticipates that it will need to continue such operations for more than five days and today, will file a request for special temporary authority to seek such authority. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Robert D. Briskman Robert D. Briskman Technical Executive P.E. (DC) #8279 1 Additional information regarding the mechanical difficulties associated with the TT&C earth stations located in South America are included in the pending modification application for the Ellenwood earth station. See Modification of Ellenwood, Georgia Earth Station Authorization, IBFS File No. SES-MOD-20090604-00692 (filed June 4, 2009). 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10020


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