Attachment SESSTA2012112101040.

SESSTA2012112101040.

DECISION submitted by ECHOSTAR HOLDING PURCHASING CORPORATION

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

0000-00-00

This document pretains to SES-STA-20121121-01040 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2012112101040_976768

E050017 SES—STA—20121121—01040 1B2012002697 EchoStar Holding Purchasing Corporation 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: Renewal of 30—day STA for E050017 to Provide Feeder Link and TT&C for QuetzSat—1 at 61.5 W.L. 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar Holding Purchasing Phone Number: 202—293—098 1 Corporation DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: PO Box 2390 E—Mail: City: Germantown State: MD Country: USA Zipcode: 20875 + Attention: Ms Alison Minea s e\tNO porss~—~ m \‘ «_\\\ Grant Date r,mSign Ad se \\"B&—\\B\ ’ (or other identifier)

Applicant: ECHOSTAR HOLDING PURCHASING CORPORATION (EchoStar) File Number: SES—STA—20121121—01040 Call Sign: EO50017 Special Temporary Authority (STA) EchoStar is authorized an extension of the current STA SES—STA—20121015—00927 for a period of 30—day to perform telemetry, tracking, and control ("TT&C") operations for QuetzSat—1 at the 61.5° W.L. orbital location. Operations under this authorization are subject to the conditions set forth below. Conditions: 1. All operations under this grant of special temporary authority shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. EchoStar shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system. 2. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of operations under this grant of STA, EchoStar shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 3. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at EchoStar‘s own risk. 4. This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release. 5. Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.62, continued operation of this station with QuetzSat—1 at 61.5° WL under previously granted STA file number SES—STA—20121015—00927 with grant date of October 31, 2012 continued in effect until grant of this authorization <yc—o—p30n.i—OICNGO _ EoSso0m se NBE

2. Contact Name: Stephanie A. Roy Phone Number: 202&#8722;420&#8722;,6278 Company: Steptoe & Johnson LLP Fax Number: Street: 1330 Connecticut Ave NW E—Mail: sroy@steptoe.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 —= Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (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 SESSTA2012101500927 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). «y Governmental Entity £*y Noncommercial educational licensee g74 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request 3 Use Prior to Grant + Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityGilbert _ 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 33 21 55.9 N

9. State AZ 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 111 48 50.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Narrative 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.) Renewal of 30&#8722;dGday STA authority to provide TT&C and feeder link operations for QuetzSat&#8722;1 at 61.5 W.L. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes «4 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 Alison Minea Corporate 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@fce.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 number or 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 LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 File No. SES—STA—20120918—00839 In the Matter of File No. SES—STA—20121015—00926 File No. SES—STA—2012 — ECHOSTAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION Call Sign E070014 Application for Renewal of Its Special File No. SES—STA—20121015—00927 Temporary Authority to Operate Three Earth File No. SES—STA—2012 — Stations for TT&C and Feeder Link Call Sign E050017 Operations with QuetzSat—1 at 61.5° W.L. File No. SES—STA—20121015—00925 File No. SES—STA—2012 — Call Sign E060003 APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation ("EBC," and collectively with its affiliates, "EchoStar") respectfully requests renewal of its 30—day special temporary authority ("STA") to ’provide Tracking, Telemetry, and Command ("TT&C") with QuetzSat—1 while the satellite is operating at 61.5° W.L. using three earth stations (Call Signs E050017, E060003, and EO70014). The current STAs expire on November 25, 2012.‘ For the reasons set forth herein, the grant of this application is in the public interest and will not cause harmful interference to any authorized user of the spectrum. ‘ See Stamp Grant, File Nos. SES—STA—20121015—00926, Call Sign E070014 (granted Nov. 1, 2012); SES—STA—20121015—00927, Call Sign E050017 (granted Oct. 31, 2012); SES—STA— 20121015—00925, Call Sign E060003 (granted Oct. 31, 2012). EBC requests operational authority for TT&C using the operational parameters as previously granted in the underlying stamp grants.

J. BACKGROUND After its successful launch on September 29, 2011, QuetzSat—1 completed operational testing at 67.1° W.L., and was subsequently relocated to 61.5° W.L. pending the launch of EchoStar 16. EchoStar understands that QuetzSat—1 operates under a U.K. Outer Space Act license and will be registered as a UK space object." With the successful launch of EchoStar 16," EchoStar now anticipates moving QuetzSat—1 from 61.5° W.L. on or about December 2, 2012, to 77.05° W.L., pending the successful testing of EchoStar 16. II. GRANT OF THIS APPLICATION IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST The Commission has a long—standing policy of granting STA where such authorization will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity and does not cause harmful interference." The requested operations meet both of these tests. The requested STA will serve the public interest by allowing EchoStar to maintain QuetzSat—1‘s orbit at 61.5° W.L. pending its relocation to the nominal 77° W.L. orbital location. While maintaining the satellite‘s orbit at 61.5° W.L., EchoStar will ensure that operations do not cause harmful interference to any other satellite. * See SES Americom, Inc., File No. SES—STA—20120917—00826, at 1 n.1 (filed Sept. 17, 2012); Letter from Stephanie A. Roy, Counsel for EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation, and Daniel Mah, Regulatory Counsel, SES Americom, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (Aug. 24, 2012), filed in File Nos. SES—STA—20120412—00360, SES—STA—20110815—00955, SES—STA—20111021—01250, SES—MFS—20110926—01138, SES— MFS—20110926—01140, SES—MFS—20110926—01139, SES—STA—20110815—00956, SES—STA— 20111021—01251, SES—AMD—20110809—00938, SES—MFS—20110707—00792, SES—AMD— 20110809—00937, SES—MFS—20110707—00793, SES—STA—20120413—00364. > EchoStar 16 successfully separated from its launch vehicle on schedule at 10:43pm EST on November 20, 2012. See International Launch Services, Mission Control Blog, http://www.ilslaunch.com/mission—control/echostar—xvi/blog/echostar—xvi—mission—success. * See, e.g., Newcomb Communications, Inc., Order and Authorization, 8 FCC Red. 3631, 3633 (1993); Columbia Communications Corp., Order, 11 FCC Red. 8639, 8640 (1996); American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Order, 8 FCC Red. 8742 (1993). 2

III. WAIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION 304 OF THE ACT In accordance with Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 304, EchoStar hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise. IV. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, EBC seeks 30—day renewal of its STA for its earth stations (Call Signs E050017, E060003, and EO70014) to perform TT&C operations for QuetzSat—1 at 61.5° W.L. Respectfully submitted, Is/ Pantelis Michalopoulos Alison Minea Stephanie A. Roy Corporate Counsel Jessica I. Rothschild EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 750 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 293—1216 (202) 429—3000 Counselfor EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation November 21, 2012


Document Created: 2012-11-30 16:56:11
Document Modified: 2012-11-30 16:56:11
© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC