Attachment Exhibit 1

This document pretains to SES-STA-INTR2019-02954 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTAINTR201902954_1843390

EXHIBIT 1 REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission’s rules,1 EchoStar Operating L.L.C. (together with its affiliates, “EchoStar”) requests renewal of its special temporary authorization (“STA”) for an additional 60 days, until October 16, 2019, to operate five earth stations in Gilbert, AZ; Blackhawk, SD; Quicksburg, VA; Cheyenne, WY; and Summerset, SD (Call Signs E070014, E020248, E170094, E980005, and E150098)2 for telemetry, tracking, and command and feeder link communications with the EchoStar 23 satellite during its relocation from 44.9° W.L. to, and operations at, the 72.6º W.L. orbital location. Launched in March 2017, EchoStar 23 is a Brazilian-licensed Ku-band Broadcasting- Satellite Service (“BSS”) satellite initially authorized to operate at 44.9º W.L. Despite initial plans to operate EchoStar 23 to provide direct-to-home (“DTH”) television service to Brazil, EchoStar has determined that the satellite will be better utilized at the 72.6º W.L. orbital location, in conjunction with the Canadian-licensed Nimiq 5 satellite at 72.7º W.L., to support ongoing DTH service for DISH Network, L.L.C.’s (together with its affiliates, “DISH”) satellite television network. Accordingly, on July 2, 2019, EchoStar commenced moving EchoStar 23 from 44.9º W.L. to 72.6° W.L. for service to DISH subscribers in the United States and Canada. The operating parameters of the earth stations are set forth in the underlying modification applications to add the EchoStar satellite at 72.6 W.L. as a point of communications for TT&C 1 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(3). 2 See EchoStar, Applications for STA, IBFS File Nos. SES-STA-20190610-00746, SES-STA-20190610- 00768, SES-STA-20190610-00772, SES-STA-20190610-00747 & SES-STA-20190610-00748 (granted June 14, 2019). 1

and feeder links.3 The requested modification will allow regular operations of EchoStar 23 at 72.6° W.L. for service to DISH subscribers in the United States and Canada. Grant of the requested STA will serve the public interest by allowing EchoStar the flexibility to manage its satellite fleet efficiently, provide for more productive use of its satellites, and further ensure full use of spectrum and uninterrupted service from the nominal 72.6º W.L. orbital location. Indeed, the Commission has a longstanding policy of leaving fleet management decisions to satellite operators because doing so generally serves the public interest. 3 See IBFS File Nos. SES-MFS-20190214-00088, SES-MFS-20190214-00089, SES-MFS-20190214- 00090, SES-MFS-20190214-00091 (filed Feb. 14, 2019), and SES-MFS-20190308-00275 (filed Mar. 8, 2019). 2


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