Attachment SESSTA2014111900860.

SESSTA2014111900860.

DECISION submitted by FCC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20141119-00860 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E070027 SES—STA—20141119—00860 1B2014002283 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC 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: STA E070027 11.19.14 1. Applicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Phone Number: 301—663—0053 DBA Name: Fax Number: 240—358—0569 Street: 6050 Elmer Derr Rd E—Mail: jwengryniuk@directv.com City: Frederick State: MD Country: USA Zipcode: 21703 — Attention: Jack Wengryniuk Faks :3 . 499 d NS .aioiiess Fov %Q»\\Q_@ Grant Date A_:,__._ 254 Lt

Applicant: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Call Sign: E070027 File No.: SES—STA—20141119—00860 Operations under this STA 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. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at operator‘s risk. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately. me0SeS—opbiit14—CRLO S ;«'z%;&g@fimzmw y 2¥\ T\S hasg en Sdiad gp (or otheridentifier) fms 6 5A m /I.,»‘, GRkANTEL bsnosmutiopie} Euwrollé } uy Aremimencanernteeyentiitihwnt |

2. Contact Name: William M. Wiltshire Phone Number: 202—730—1350 Company: Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Fax Number: 202—730—1301 Street: 1919 M Street NW E—Mail: wwiltshire@hwglaw.com Suite 800 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: William M. Wiltshire 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 SESMOD2012121201095 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). (ad] Governmental Entity {$ Noncommercial educational licensee (e] Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g74 Use Prior to Grant {3 Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityCastle Rock 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 39 16 38.0 N

9. State CO 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 104 48 31.7 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Narrative Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC seeks special temporary authority for in—orbit testing of the DIRECTV 14/RB—1 spacecraft at the 76 WL orbital location. 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 "party to the application&gquot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Romulo Pontual Executive Vice President 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).

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY Call Sign: EO70027 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for up to 30 days to conduct in—orbit testing (IOT) for the DIRECTV 14/DIRECTV RB—1 satellites (call signs 2869 and $2711, respectively) while at the 76° W.L. orbital location, from its Castle Rock, Colorado earth station (call sign E070027). This earth station is licensed to operate in the Ka—band FSS and the 24750—25050 MHz BSS feeder link frequency bands but 76° W.L. is not listed as a point of communication. In this application, DIRECTV makes two requests for STA. First, that the earth station be authorized to communicate with DIRECTV 14/DIRECTV RB—1 at 76° W.L. for the duration of the IOT; and second, that the earth station be temporarily authorized to operate across the 24750—25130 MHz frequency band at that location during this IOT. DIRECTV requests that the STA be structured to begin upon arrival of the satellite at 76° W.L. DIRECTV RB—1 is a fully capable 17/24 GHz BSS payload on the DIRECTV 14 satellite. That satellite is currently at the launch site and is scheduled for launch on December 4, 2014. DIRECTV has requested temporary authority to conduct IOT of the Ka—band and 17/24 GHz BSS payloads at 76° W.L. before moving the satellite to its licensed orbital location.‘ The STA requested herein will support the IOT phase of the DIRECTV 14/RB—1 mission. DIRECTV notes that the earth station in question lies in the Denver—Boulder—Greeley, CO—KS—NE BEA141, and that FiberTower holds a 24 GHz Service license for this BEA (call sign WQCJ304). DIRECTV notes, however, that the WQCJ304 license only authorizes use of the two 40 MHz channels extending from 24330—24370 MHz and 25130—25170 MHz. As such, there is no frequency overlap between these channels and DIRECTV‘s request, and therefore no possibility for interference to this 24 GHz Service licensee. DIRECTV will coordinate with potentially affected satellite operators in accordance with industry practice, and will operate on a non—interference basis during this IOT. The requested STA will serve the public interest by ensuring that the DIRECTV 14/RB—1 satellite is properly tested to assure that it will operate safely and is 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 FCC File No. SAT—STA—20141118—00122.

HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS us November 18, 2014 BY ELECTRONIC FILING Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Requestfor Special Temporary Authorityfor In—Orbit Testing of DIRECTV 14 and DIRECTV RB—1 at 76° W.L. Dear Ms. Dortch: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to locate the DIRECTV 14 satellite (call sign $2869) along with the DIRECTV RB—1 payload (call sign $2711) at the 76° W.L. orbital location for in—orbit testing ("IOT") after launch of the satellite, which is currently scheduled for December 4, 2014. This STA will cover a period of approximately 30 days within a 60 day window, which DIRECTV requests be keyed to become effective upon the satellite‘s arrival at 76° W.L. DIRECTV 14 is currently at the launch site being readied for launch. DIRECTV desires to conduct IOT for approximately four weeks before moving the satellite to its licensed position to begin commercial operations. Specifically, DIRECTV contemplates the following schedule [with approximate dates indicated in brackets]: + After launch and orbit raising maneuvers, DIRECTV 14 will be located at 76° W.L. [no earlier than about December 14, 2014]. + After DIRECTV 14 reaches 76° W.L., DIRECTV will then commence IOT of the satellite for approximately 4 weeks.‘ *« After IOT is completed, DIRECTV 14 will then be drifted to its assigned . locationat 99° W.L. (nominal) over the course of approxmlately 23 days [reaching that orbitalposmon on or about February 5, 2015]. ! . During the period covered by this STA, DIRECTV will use 28351.0 and 28353.0 MHzfor its command uplinks and 18799.0 and 18799.5 MHz for its telemetry downlinks, 1919 M STREETNW | HGHTHFLOOR | waASsHINGTON, DC 20036 | TEL 202 730 1300 | FAX 2027301301 [ HWGLAW.COM

HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP Marlene H. Dortch November 18, 2014 Page 2 of 3 In order to address the timing uncertainties normally associated with positioning a spacecraft after launch, DIRECTV requests that the STA become effective upon the arrival of DIRECTV14 at 76° W.L. _ Operation and testmg ofDIREC’IV 14 and DIRECTV RB—1 durmg IOT will consist of performiance verxficanon testmg of all transponders and antenna pattern verification testing of all antenna‘beaius. ‘Duringthis testing, unmodulated CW carriers will be used to generate swept frequencyresponse and gain transfer characteristics of each transponder. ThemaXimumvalueof transmit power used dunng thistesting will be consistent with the DIRECTV14 and DIRECTV RB—1 applications," except for short periods of time during gain transfer when the maximum transmit power for DIRECTV 14 could exceed that value by up to 10 dB during some tests." This testing will not result in harmful interference to other Ka—band satellite systems as the closest co—frequency operational satellite is located 9° away. Nor will this testing result in harmful interference to any DBS satellite system as the closest co—frequency operational DBS satellite is located 1° away and, as demonstrated in the measured transmit antenna gain submission for DIRECTV RB—1, the 17/24 GHz BSS payload on DIRECTV 14 will not exceed the —1 17 dBW/m*/100kHz PFD coordination trigger beyond 0.12°.* DIRECTV will also coordinate its TT&C operations with all other potentially affected operators to ensure that no harmful interference results. Furthermore, DIRECTV is prepared to terminate all testing operations immediately upon notification from the Commission that its operations cause harmful interference to any authorized user of the spectrum. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by allowing DIRECTV to test the DIRECTV 14/RB—1 satellite to ensure that it is fully operational and ready to begin providing service to millions of DIRECTV subscribers from the satellite‘s licensed orbital location. Allowing DIRECTV to test the satellite at 76° W.L. will serve the public interest by minimizing the risk of interference. 2 See IBFS File Nos. SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 (DIRECTV 14) and SAT—LOA—20060908— 00099, SAT—MOD—20110727—00135, SAT—MOD—20111128—00230 (DIRECTV RB—1). + Note that, as with IOT testing of DIRECTV 10, 11 and 12, all DIRECTV 14 IOT testing will be closely coordinated with U.S. government systems under FN US334. 4 See IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20141103—00119.

HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP Marlene H. Dortch November 18, 2014 Page 3 of 3 Accordingly, and in light of the impending launch date, DIRECTV requests the expeditious grant of special temporary authority. Respectfully submitted, William M. Wiltshire Counsel to DIRECTY Enterprises, LLC


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