Attachment SESSTA2015101400687.

SESSTA2015101400687.

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20151014-00687 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E080120 SES—STA—20151014—00687 182015001924 EchoStar Broadcasting 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: Echo 15 Earth Station STA Renewal for E080120 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar Broadcasting Phone Number: 301—428—5893 Corporation DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 100 Inverness Terrace East E—Mail: City: Englewood State: CO Country: USA Zipcode: 80112 ig Attention: Jennifer A Manner * ¢ KA %‘\% s8Slbh(—50(E%3 C all Q |.._____Gfaont Date_}6 \B*A ~~ \% (or othc..identifier) Tqrm Dates | GRrANTEp From\x;\ $ Jg: [ International Bureau heesn teaiacscoecieniesanbese Approved:

Applicant: EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation Call Sign: EO80120 File No.: SES—STA—20151014—00687 Special Temporary Authority (STA) EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation is granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) for 180 days beginning December 14, 2015, to use its Cheyenne, WY . Ku—band earth station, Call sign E0O80120, to maintain the EchoStar 15 (S$2811) as an in—orbit spare (IOT) at 61.65°W.L orbital location using the 17,791.5 MHz and 17,793.5 MHz (Earth—to—space), and 12,692.0 MHz, 12,693.0 MHz, 12,694.5 MHz, and 12,698.5 MHz (space—to—Earth) center frequencies to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) necessary to maintain EchoStar 15 at the 61.65° W.L. orbital location under the following conditions: 1. All operations under this grant of STA 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 EchoStar‘s operations under this grant of special temporary authority cause harmful interference to any other lawfully operating radio communication system, EchoStar must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and shall immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 3. EchoStar must operate only the (TT&C) frequencies on EchoStar 15 to maintain EchoStar 15 at the 61.65° W.L. orbital location. 4. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation LLC‘s risk. 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. FileKSg‘B53eslS)8l—90G8] (Ef %@Grant Date \\*\ jAS (or other identifier) GRANTED I*vmnat mnal Burcau

2. Contact Name: Phuong N. Pham Phone Number: 202—783—4141 Company: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Fax Number: 202—783—5851 Street: 1800 M Street, NW E—Mail: ppham@wbklaw.com Suite 800N 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 SESSTA2015091000573 or Submlssmn 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). £4 Governmental Entity {4 Noncommercial educational licensee (ad Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request «&y Use Prior to Grant 4 Change Station Location {4 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 11/02/2015 7. CityCheyenne 8. Latitude (dd mmss.s h) 41 7 54.4 N

9. State WY 10. Longitude (dd mmss.s h) 104 44 13.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit 1 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.) Seeking to renew an STA for 180 days to provide earth station TT&C communications during EchoStar 15 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" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Jennifer A. Manner Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 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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EXHIBIT 1 REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION (Response to Question 8, FCC Form 312) Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission‘s rules,‘ EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation and EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation (together with their affiliates, "EchoStar") request to renew their special temporary authorizations ("STAs"), for a 180—day period — until April 29, 2016, to continue: (i) moving and operating the EchoStar 15 satellite (Call Sign $2811) at the 61.65° W.L. orbital location as an in—orbit spare; and (iii) operating the associated earth stations (Call Signs E080007 and EO80120) to provide telemetry, tracking, and control ("TT&C") communications during EchoStar 15‘s move and operations at 61.65° W.L EchoStar is requesting this STA renewal to allow it to continue moving and operating EchoStar 15 as an in—orbit spare at 61.65° W.L. in order to provide back—up capacity for DISH Network, LL.C. ("DISH"). 1. BACKGROUND HNS Americas Comunicagdes Ltda. ("HNSA"), a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, holds an authorization to provide Broadcast Satellite Service ("BSS") to Brazil from the nominal 45° W.L. orbital location." Accordingly, EchoStar has been operating the EchoStar 15 satellite in accordance with Brazil‘s Region 2 BSS plan for the 45° W.L. cluster, as well as in conformity with HNSA‘s authorization and applicable Brazilian laws, rules, and ‘ See 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(3). * See EchoStar, Stamp Grant, IBFS File Nos. SAT—STA—20150910—00062, SES—STA—20150910—00570, and SES—STA—20150910—00573 (granted Sept. 30, 2015) ("EchoStar 15 September 2015 STAs"). } A certified translation of the Brazilian authorization is attached to EchoStar‘s previously granted modification application to change EchoStar 15s assigned orbital location from 44.9° W.L. to 45.1° W.L. See EchoStar, Application for Minor Modification, Exh. 1 (Term of Right of Exploration), IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20130503—00066 (filed May 3, 2013).

regulations, while HNSA designs and constructs a new, purpose—built satellite for the orbital location, consistent with HNSA‘s Brazilian authorization. In late 2012, the Commission authorized EchoStar to relocate and operate EchoStar 15 at 44.9° W.L.* In June 2013, the Commission modified that authorization to permit operations on a regular basis at 45.1° W.L. instead of 44.9° W.L., in order to accommodate EchoStar‘s operational preference to position EchoStar 15 at 45.1° W.L. as an interim satellite during the design and construction of a new satellite." Recently, DISH, an affiliate and customer of EchoStar, has requested that a spare satellite be made available to provide backup capacity for its sétellite television network, and EchoStar has determined that moving EchoStar 15 to 61.65° W.L. would be an efficient use of its satellite fleet ‘;o accommodate the request. Accofdingly, Echostar sought and obtained 30—day STAs to move and operate EchoStar 15 at 61.65° W.L. as an in—orbit spare, and to conduct associated earth station TT&C operations." EchoStar expects to commence moving EchoStar 15 from 45.1° W.L. to 61.65° W.L. on October 14, pursuant to grant of the STAs.‘ Following EchoStar 15‘s expected arrival at 61.65° W.L. on approximately November 16, 2015, EchoStar intends to continue operating the satellite at that orbital location in the short term, subject to FCC grant of the requested STA renewal.> * See EchoStar, Stamp Grant, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20121022—00185 (granted Nov. 19, 2012) (authorizing relocation to 44.9° W.L. pursuant to STA); EchoStar, Stamp Grant, File No. SAT—MOD— 20120814—00130 (granted Dec. 13, 2012) (authorizing operations at 44.9° W.L.). ° See EchoStar, Stamp Grant, IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20130503—00066 (granted June 20, 2013). On May 9, 2013, the FCC granted special temporary authority to drift and operate EchoStar 15 at 45.1° W.L. See EchoStar, Stamp Grant, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20130502—00065 (granted May 8, 2013). 6 See EchoStar 15 September 2015 STAs. See id. ® EchoStar currently has pending modification applications for regular authority to operate EchoStar 15 at 72.6° W.L. as an in—orbit spare and to conduct associated earth station TT&C operations. See EchoStar, 2

II. THE REQUESTED STA OPERATIONS WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WILL CAUSE NO HARMFUL INTERFERENCE Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by allowing EchoStar the flexibility to manage its satellite fleet efficiently and operate the EchoStar 15 satellite an in—orbit spare that will be readily available for backup service, if required. At the same time, the | proposed operations will cause no harmful interference to other authorized services because EchoStar 15 will operate only on Ku BSS TT&C frequencies as an in—orbit spare, and there are no satellites operating within two degrees of 61.65° W.L. on overlapping TT&C frequencies, as discussed in the revised Technical Annex filed in support of the EchoStar 15 September 2015 STAs." Furthermore, as noted below, EchoStar 15 will operate at 61.65° W.L. on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. In the event that EchoStar 15‘s communications payload is required to provide backup service, EchoStar will seek appropriate authorization prior to commencing service. III. OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS EchoStar will move and operate EchoStar 15 at 61.65° W.L. subject to the conditions typically imposed on U.S.—licensed satellites operating in accordance with non—U.S. ITU filings, including the following: 1. All authorized operations will be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis (F.e., EchoStar will not cause harmful interference to, and will not claim interference protection from, any other lawfully operating station). IBFS File Nos. SAT—MOD—20150911—00063, SES—MFS—20150911—00571, and SES—MFS—20150911— 00572 (filed Sept. 11, 2015). EchoStar intends to amend or supplement the pending modification applications shortly. ° See Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, EchoStar, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, IBFS File Nos. SAT—STA—20150910—00062, SES—STA—20150910—00570, and SES—STA—20150910—00573, Attachment A (Technical Information) (filed Sept. 17, 2015).

In the event of any harmful interference resulting from the authorized operations, EchoStar will cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and will immediately inform the Commission in writing of such interference. EchoStar will coordinate all TT&C operations with other potentially affected in— orbit satellite operators. EchoStar will maintain the EchoStar 15 at 61.65° W.L. with an east—west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/—0.05 degree. EchoStar will not operate EchoStar 15‘s communications payload during the satellite‘s drift to and operations at 61.65° W.L., absent prior FCC authorization to do so. IV. CONCLUSION Based upon the foregoing, EchoStar urges the Commission to grant the requested 180—day STAs to allow it to continue moving and operating EchoStar 15 at 61.65° W.L. as an in—orbit spare, and to conduct associated earth station TT&C operations.


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