Attachment Exhibit 1

This document pretains to SES-STA-20180521-00707 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2018052100707_1400433

                                            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.


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Document Modified: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

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