Attachment SESSTA2018041800370.

SESSTA2018041800370.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20180418-00370 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E020248 SES—STA—20180418—00370 1B2018000963 EchoStar Operating L.L.C. 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: Blackhawk (EO20248) STA to Deorbit EchoStar 6 1. Applicant Name: EchoStar Operating L.L.C. Phone Number: 301—428—5893 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 100 Inverness Terrace East E—Mail: City: Englewood State: CO Country: USA Zipcode: 80112 — Attention: Jennifer Manner | File # %&WQ)S\%Q)\\%—%_]O i EE%SQSSQMme=SESS¥% (or other identifier) ! GRANTED International Bureau

Applicant: EchoStar Operating L.L.C. Call Sign: E020248 File No.: SES—STA—20180418—00370 Special Temporary Authority (STA) EchoStar Operating L.L.C. is granted a 30—day STA beginning May 1, 2018 to operate its earth station Call Sign EQ20248 at location 44° 11°15.3" N, 103° 20‘ 9.7" W (NAD®8S3) in Blackhawk, South Dakota to perform de—orbit maneuvers for the EchoStar 6 satellite (Call Sign 2232). Telemetry, tracking, and control ("TT&C") services will be conducted on 17305 MHz (Earth—to— space) and on 12203—12204 MI;}Z és ace—to—Earth) frequencies to a disposal orbit at nominal altitude of 386 kilometersj\@f’{t(h ffe ollowing conditions: 1) Operations 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) Operations must be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands and are in the de—orbit path. All operators of satellites in that path will be provided with an emergency 24x7 contact phone number information for the mission. 3) Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending or future EchoStar Operating L.L.C. applications. 4) Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at EchoStar Operating L.L.C.‘s risk. 5) EchoStar Operating L.L.C. must dispose of EchoStar 6 satellite in accordance with 47 C.FR.§ 25.283. 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. l File #XC—G<A fim\4—@om0 3 4M C%SQE, ’j g: t rant Date \\fi }*\(L (or other identifier) International Bureau

2. Contact Name: Jennifer A. Manner Phone Number: 301—428—5893 Company: EchoStar Operating L.L.C. Fax Number: Street: 11717 Exploration Lane E—Mail: jennifer.manner@echostar.ccom City: Germantown State: MD Country: USA Zipcode: 20876 — Attention: Relationship: Same (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the 1B 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). (el Governmental Entity { Noncommercial educational licensee 3 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g4 Use Prior to Grant { Change Station Location fod Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date

7. CityBlackhawk 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 44 11 15.3 N 9. State SD 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 103 20 9.7 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Exhibit 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 30—day special temporary authority to operate certain earth stations for TT&C communications required to deorbit the EchoStar 6 satellite. See Exhibit 1. 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 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).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of informationis 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 sponsor this 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.

EXHIBIT 1 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED SPECIAL TEMPORARY OPERATIONS (Response to STA Form, Question 8) Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b), EchoStar Operating L.L.C. ("EchoStar") requests 30— day special temporary authority ("STA"), commencing on May 1, 2018, to operate earth stations, as specified in the table below, for telemetry, tracking, and control ("TT&C") communications required to deorbit the EchoStar 6 satellite (Call Sign $2232).‘ Call Sign Antenna ID Location Uplink (MHz) Downlink (MHz) E070014 GFMA Gilbert, AZ 17305 12203—12204 E070015 GFMA—Ku Gilbert, AZ 14001—14002.5 12203—12204 E980047 1 Cheyenne, WY 14001—14002.5 12203—12204 E980005 1 Cheyenne, WY 17305 12203—12204 E070275 WAD1 & WAD3 Spokane, WA 17305 12203—12204 E020248 BH13 Blackhawk, SD 17305 12203—12204 E150098 1 Summerset, SD 17305 12203—12204 Grant of the requested STA (and any required STA renewal) will permit deorbiting of EchoStar 6, within a 60—day period, to a disposal orbit at a nominal altitude of approximately 386 km., consistent with end—of—life disposal requirements under Section 25.283 of the Commission‘s rules." Accordingly, grant of the requested STA will serve the public interest by facilitating retirement of the satellite to a disposal orbit in an orderly manner and consistent with Commission requirements. ‘ EchoStar may operate additional earth stations in Gilbert, AZ (EO20306), Quicksburg, VA (EO70273), and Cheyenne, WY (EO80120), which are already authorized for TT&C operations with EchoStar 6 at its assigned 96.2° W.L. orbital location. See IBFS File Nos. SES—MFS—20130307—00233 (granted Aug. 11, 2014); SES—MFS—20130307—00232 (granted Aug. 11, 2014); SES—MFS—20130307—00234 (granted Aug. 11, 2014). * See 47 C.F.R. § 25.283.


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