Attachment STA Extension

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100415-00446 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010041500446_810924

                   REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
                           Call Signs: E070027 and E090076

         DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby requests extension of its
Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for up to an additional 30 days to conduct in—orbit
testing and telemetry, tracking and control ("TT&C") operations for the DIRECTV 12
satellite (call sign $2797) while at 76° W.L., from its Castle Rock, Colorado and New
Hampton, New Hampshire earth stations (call signs E070027 and EQO90076, respectively).
DIRECTV is currently conducting IOT using these earth stations pursuant to STAs,‘ and
seeks permission to perform additional tests for a period of approximately 30 days using
the same operational parameters as its current authorization. DIRECTV has cleared its
proposed operations with NTIA, and hereby agrees to accept all terms and conditions
imposed with respect to its current STAs.

       The requested STA will serve the public interest by ensuring that the DIRECTV
12 satellite is properly tested to assure that it will operate safely and in good working
order so that it can make productive use of valuable spectrum/orbital resources as soon as
possible. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this
STA request as expeditiously as possible.




‘ See Grant Stamps, IBFS File Nos. SES—STA—20100319—00333 and —00334 (Mar. 19,
  2010).



Document Created: 2010-04-15 14:55:51
Document Modified: 2010-04-15 14:55:51

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