Ltr re QuetzSat-1 Re

LETTER submitted by DISH Operating L.L.C.

QuetzSat-1 UN Registration ltr

2011-09-27

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20110707-00792 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2011070700792_918771

Pantelis Michalopoulos 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 202.429.6494 Washington, DC 20036-1795 pmichalo@steptoe.com Tel 202.429.3000 Fax 202.429.3902 steptoe.com September 27, 2011 Via IBFS Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: DISH Operating L.L.C., Application to Modify Blanket Earth Station, File Nos. SES-MFS-20110707-00792, SES-AMD-20110809-00938, Call Sign E090020 EchoStar 77 Corporation, Application to Modify Blanket Earth Station, File Nos. SES-MFS-20110707-00793, SES-AMD-20110809-00937, Call Sign E050196 Dear Ms. Dortch: DISH Operating L.L.C. and EchoStar 77 Corporation hereby submit the following information regarding the registration of the QuetzSat-1 satellite in response to questions by staff of the International Bureau. After its launch, currently scheduled for September 29, 2011, QuetzSat-1 will be registered with the United Nations (“UN”) by the United Kingdom Space Agency in accordance with the UN Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space. QuetzSat-1 will then continue as a United Kingdom space object throughout its operational life. Therefore, the underlying liability for QuetzSat-1 will also remain with the United Kingdom in accordance with UN resolutions on space liability. Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions.

Marlene H. Dortch September 27, 2011 Page 2 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Pantelis Michalopoulos Stephanie A. Roy Counsel for DISH Operating L.L.C. and EchoStar 77 Corporation cc: (via email) Paul Blais Stephen Duall


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