Satellite Update for Jan. 24, 2014

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00992, “Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing:”

• Intelsat License LLC filed a request, in a “Petition for Specific Authority under Section 25.161(c),” to retain its authorization to operate Intelsat 16 in the 13.75-14.0 GHz frequency band at 58.1 degrees west longitude (WL). Intelsat has operated Intelsat 16 at this location using these frequencies until September 14, 2013, with it relocated it to 79.0 degrees WL. Intelsat stated it intends to return Intelsat 16 to 58.1 degrees WL in the spring of 2014, subject to approval.

• EchoStar Satellite Operating Corp. filed applications requesting special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to continue to provide DBS service from three satellites at the nominal 61 degree WL orbital location. All three satellites use DBS channels 1 and 2 and EchoStar said it would continue to comply with conditions set for in the FCC's June 2012 order. The three satellites are EchoStar 16 at 61.5 degrees WL, EchoStar 12 at 61.35 degrees WL, and EchoStar 3 at 61.5 degrees WL.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.