Satellite Update for July 8

From FCC Report SAT-01024, “Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing”

  • Skybox Imaging, Inc. requested FCC consent to transfer contol of its license for non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) satellites SkySat-1 and SkySat-2.


From FCC Report SAT-01025, “Actions Taken”

  • The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted Intelsat License, LLC special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) operations necessary to drift Intelsat 7 from 68.65 degrees east longitude (EL) to the 18.2 degree west longitude (WL) orbital location using center frequencies of 11451.0 MHz and 11453 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 13998 MHz (Earth-to-space).
  • Intelsat License LLC received STA for 36 days to continue to provide fixed satellite service (FSS) via Intelsat 16 at 79.8 degrees WL in the 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. TT&C is authorized on specified Ku-band frequencies.
  • The Satellite Division granted Intelsat STA for 60 days to continue to provide FSS from Intelsat 706 at 157.0 degrees EL using 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 12.5-and 12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. TT&C necessary to maintain Intelsat 706 at 157.0 degree EL is authorized on specified C-band frequencies.
  • Intelsat received STA for 30 days to continue to conduct TT&C operations necessary to drift Intelsat 5 from 50.15 degrees EL to 157.0 degrees EL using specified Ku-band frequencies.
  • Intelsat was granted STA for 60 days to continue to provide FSS from Intelsat 702 in inclined orbit at 32.9 degrees EL using the 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.70 GHz, 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. TT&C is authorized on specified C-band frequencies.
  • The Satellite Division granted STA to Iridium Communications LLC for 60 days beginning June 28, 2014 to operate one space station in its NGSO constellation in a manner inconsistent with a revised post-mission disposal plan proposed in Iridium's pending license modification.
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.