Attachment 20100802153328.pdf

20100802153328.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

STA grant

2010-08-02

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100702-00882 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010070200882_832546

E040204 SES—STA—20100702—00882 182010002142 XM Radio Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: E040204 30—Day STA Request to communicate with XM—1 and XM—2 1. Applicant Name: XM Radio Inc. Phone Number: 202—380—4000 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—380—4981 Street: 1500 Eckington Place, NE E—Mail: James.Blitz@siriusxm.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20002 =— Attention: James S. Blitz m + s e s t h 2 o l o b m e z 0 0 CanSigflw__afl &ampmg'[Q\gg 5 (or other identifier) GRANTED tional Burcau | Approved: 0%6// Sss fom 1 fru 91»:/ 3/5”’1‘ A

Attachment SES—STA—20100702—00882 EQ040204 Conditions: 1. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., XM Radio Inc. shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 2. Authorization is contingent upon operation of earth station at or below —11.74 dBW/4kHz as previously granted under File No. SES—MOD— 20071102—01524. LU )\/JC’K (%WUUV\S mmsSECSrA20100102—008) Call Sign LQYOQAQiL—Grant Date &4/2a [ 2040 (or other identifier) Term Dates From //<9 To: q — ‘.Wfi;‘{/:D / GRANTE L/ \‘_ Bureau | Approved: %1/4// ; 2 (fi/(’/ S«f{f'c’qg /471(;,5;() %/’MC/ &

2. Contact Name: Karis A. Hastings, Esq. Phone Number: 202—637—5767 Company: Hogan Lovells US LLP Fax Number: 202—637—5911 Street: 555 Thirteenth Street, NW E—Mail: karis.hastings@hoganlovells.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 —1109 Attention: Relationship: (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? & IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). £74 Governmental Entity @3 Noncommercial educational licensee £} Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g4 Use Prior to Grant (a Change Station Location Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date

7. CityEllenwood 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 33 39 51.0 N 9. State GA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 84 16 24.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) XM Radio Inc. requests special temporary authority for its Ellenwood, Georgia earth station (Call Sign EO40204) to communicate for 30 days with its XM—1 (Call Sign S$2118) and XM—2 (Call Sign §$2119) spacecraft to perform test transmissions commencing on August 16, 2010 . 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes g4 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing James S. Blitz Vice President, Regulatory Counsel WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcec.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsorthis collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control numberor if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LaAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by XM RADIO INC. Call Signs §$2118, S2119 & EO40204 For Special Temporary Authority to Perform Test Transmissions REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this application, XM Radio Inc. ("XM Radio"), respectfully requests space station and earth station special temporary authority ("STA") for a period of up to 30 days, commencing on August 16, 2010, to permit XM Radio to perform test transmissions using its Ellenwood, Georgia earth station and its XM—1 and XM—2 spacecraft at their nominal 85° W.L. orbital location. The call signs of the space station and earth stations for which STA is requested are listed in the caption above. XM Radio currently operates a fleet of four satellite digital audio radio service ("SDARS") spacecraft that provide a high—quality, continuous, multi—channel audio service throughout the United States. XM—1 and XM—2 are collocated with XM—3 at the nominal §5° W.L. orbital location, and XM—4 is positioned at 115° W.L. XM—3 and XM—4 are the primary operational spacecraft for the fleet, and XM—1 and XM—2 are authorized to serve as in—orbit . . . & 1 spares that can be activated in the event of an outage on either of the primary spacecraft. XM Radio has been granted a license for XM—5, a new spacecraft that will be positioned at the nominal 85° W.L. orbital location and will serve as an in—orbit spare for the See File Nos. SAT—MOD—20070912—00124; SAT—AMD—20071113—00157; SAT—AMD— 20080129—00031 (Call Sign $2118) and SAT—MOD—20070911—00123; SAT—AMD—20071113— 00158; SAT—AMD—20080129—00032 (Call Sign $2119), all grant—stamped Feb. 14, 2008).

operations of both the XM Radio fleet and the services provided by XM Radio‘s affiliate, Satellite CD Radio.2 Launch of XM—5 is scheduled for later this year, and XM Radio intends to test the spacecraft using its Ellenwood, Georgia earth station. In order to prepare for in—orbit testing ("IOT") of XM—5, XM Radio seeks authority to perform a rehearsal, sending signals from the Ellenwood, Georgia earth station to XM—1 and XM—2. The test transmissions will use the frequencies for which the Ellenwood earth station and XM—1 and XM—2 are authorized, with uplinks in the X—band, 7056.8450— 7074.8690 MHz, and downlinks in the S—band, 2332.5—2345.0 MHz. The transmissions will include intermittent use of an unmodulated carrier operating at the earth station‘s maximum authorized EIRP of 78 dBW. The proposed testing will not cause harmful interference to the operations of any other spacecraft. The uplink frequencies used for the test transmissions will be translated in the satellites to the portion of the S—band frequencies used for terrestrial repeaters, so no interference with operational service through the XM—3 and XM—4 satellites will occur. There are no satellites using either S—band or X—band frequencies within two degrees of the nominal 85° W.L. orbital location, other than satellites operated by XM Radio. XM Radio does not share S—band spectrum with other satellite systems (except its affiliate, Satellite CD Radio), and the SDARS downlink frequencies are not subject to two degree spacing rules. The proposed testing will also not result in harmful interference to regularly authorized terrestrial operations. The Ellenwood, Georgia earth station is fully coordinated with terrestrial licensees for the frequencies, orbital are, and EIRP levels proposed for use in the testing, and XM Radio will not exceed the previously—coordinated parameters during the iSee File No. SAT—LOA—20090217—00025 (Call Sign $2786), grant—stamped Aug. 31, 2009.

proposed testing. In addition, and in any event, XM Radio will conduct all IOT testing on a non— harmful interference basis, and will cease transmissions promptly in the event any harmful interference is caused by such operations. XM Radio hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862. For the foregoing reasons, XM Radio respectfully requests special temporary authority for a period of up to 30 days commencing on August 16 to perform IOT rehearsal test transmissions using its Ellenwood, Georgia earth station and XM—1 and XM—2 satellites. Grant of the requested authority will serve the public interest by facilitating XM Radio‘s ability to evaluatevthe performance of its space stations and will not result in harmful interference to any other regularly authorized operations. Respectfully submitted, XM Radio Inc. /s/ James S. Blitz James S. Blitz Vice President, Regulatory Counsel XM Radio Inc. 1500 Eckington Place, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 380—4000 Of Counsel Karis A. Hastings Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 13"" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004—1109 Tel: (202) 637—5600 Dated: July 2, 2010


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