Attachment SESSTA2016062700620.

SESSTA2016062700620.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20160627-00620 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                         E150098     SES—STA—20160627—00620         182016001487
                         EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation




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                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
Renewal of E150098 STA for EchoStar 18
 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        —
           Attention:   Jennifer A Manner




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Applicant: EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation
Call Sign:   E150098
File No.:    SES—STA—20160627—00620
Special Temporary Authority (STA)


EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation (EchoStar) is granted renewal of SES—STA—20160601—00470
Special Temporary Authority, beginning July 08, 2016 for 60 days to operate its Summerset, SD,
earth station to: (1) conduct in—orbit testing ("IOT") of the EchoStar 18 satellite (S2931) at the
67.2° W.L. orbital location in the 12.2—12.7 GHz (space—to—Earth) and 17.3—17.8 GHz (Earth—to—
space) frequency bands; (2) conduct telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) operations on
the 12.695 GHz, 12.696 GHz, 12.203 GHz, and 12.204 GHz (space—to—Earth) and 17.303 GHz
(Earth—to—space) center frequencies; and (3) other command operations in the 17.791—17.796
GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency band. Operations under this authorization must be in
accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in the EchoStar 18
satellite (S82931) authorization and the Federal Communications Commission‘s rules, and are
subject to the following conditions:

     1. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission
        may make regarding pending or future EchoStar applications

    2.   All operations under this grant of STA shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference
         basis. EchoStar E150098 shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection
         from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio communication system.

    3. 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 Commiuission, in writing, of such an event

    4.   Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is
         solely at Intelsat License LLC‘s risk.

    This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commussion‘s rules on delegated
    authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release.




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2. Contact


             Name:         Alexander Gerdenitsch               Phone Number:                        301—428—1654
             Company:      EchoStar Broadcasting        |      Fax Number:
                           Corporation
             Street:       11717 Exploration Lane              E—Mail:


             City:         Germantown                          State:                                MD
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                             20876       —
             Attention:                ‘                       Relationship:                         Engineer


(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 SESSTA2016060100470 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).
o) Governmental Entity       {p Noncommercial educational licensee
g4 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request


 g4 Use Prior to Grant                             {G Change Station Location                       ggy Other



6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CitySummerset                                                           8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mmss.s h)     41     11     14.2   N
9. State   SD                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     103    20     7.5   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.)
     Seeking renewal of an STA for in—orbit testing and TT&C of EchoStar 18 at 67.2 WL




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                                                          Senior 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 SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY


        Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission‘s rules,‘ DISH QOperating L.L.C.

(together with its affiliates, "DISH") and EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation (together with its

affiliates, "EchoStar") request to renew their special temporary authorizations ("STAs") for an

additional 60 days until September 6, 2016, to (i) conduct in—orbit testing ("IOT") of the

EchoStar 18 satellite (Call Sign $2931) at the 67.2° W.L. orbital location using the satellite‘s

assigned DBS frequencies; and (ii) operate four earth stations in Summerset, SD (Call Sign

E150098), Cheyenne, WY (Call Sign E980005), and Gilbert, AZ (Call Signs E060003 &

EQ070014) for in—orbit testing and telemetry, tracking, and command ("TT&C") operations while

the satellite is at 67.2° W.L.*
        Grant of the requested STA renewals will allow DISH and EchoStar to continue

conducting IOT and TT&C operations (including related earth station communications) of

EchoStar 18 while the satellite remains temporarily at 67.2° W.L., prior to moving to its

proposed assigned orbital location at 61.35° W.L.," in accordance with the following schedule:

        (1)     EchoStar 18 was launched successfully on June 18, 2016.

        (2)     After launch and orbit—raising maneuvers, EchoStar 18 will be located at 67.2°
                W.L., where IOT will commence for approximately 60 days.




 See 47 CFER. § 25.120(b)(3).
* See DISH, IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20160504—00044 (granted June 8, 2016); EchoStar, IBFS File No.
SES—STA—20160202—00110 (granted June 8, 2016); EchoStar, IBFS File No. SES—STA—20160601—00469
(granted June 8, 2016); EchoStar, IBFS File No. SES—STA—20160601—00470 (granted June 8, 2016);
EchoStar, IBFS File No. SES—STA—20160512—00432 (granted June 8, 2016).

° DISH very shortly will file a modification application to change EchoStar 18‘s assigned orbital location
to 61.35° W.L.                                                                                .        |


        (3)    After completion of IOT, EchoStar 18 will be moved to its proposed assigned
               orbital location at 61.35° W.L.

       The requested testing will not cause harmful interference to other authorized co—

frequency broadcasting satellite service ("BSS") operations. The nearest co—frequency satellites

are EchoStar 12, EchoStar 15, and EchoStar 16 at the 61.5° W.L. orbital cluster and Nimiq 5 at

72.7° W.L., all of which are being utilized by EchoStar for the provision of BSS/DBS. The IOT

test plan procedures will be such that no interference will be generated into the adjacent

EchoStar services. In the unlikely event of harmful interference, DISH and EchoStar are

prepared to take appropriate measures to eliminate the interference, including immediately

terminating IOT upon receiving notice of such interference.

       Grant of the requested STA renewals will serve the public interest by allowing DISH and

EchoStar to conduct IOT operations required to ensure that the EchoStar 18 satellite is fully

operational and capable of providing service to millions of DISH subscribers.



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