Attachment Exhibit 1

This document pretains to SES-STA-20180521-00706 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2018052100706_1400439

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 a 30-day renewal of its special temporary authority (“STA”), expiring on May 31, 2018, to operate earth stations, as specified in the table below, for telemetry, tracking, and control (“TT&C”) operations required to deorbit the EchoStar 6 satellite (Call Sign S2232).1 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 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. 2 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. 1 EchoStar may operate additional earth stations in Gilbert, AZ (E020306), Quicksburg, VA (E070273), and Cheyenne, WY (E080120), which are already authorized for TT&C communications 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). 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.283. 1


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