Satellite Update for Dec. 15, 2014

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-01057, “Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing”

EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation filed an application to modify its authorization for EchoStar 3 to specify operations at 86.4 degrees west longitude (WL) rather than its currently assigned 61.8 degree WL location using the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. Telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) operations will be provided using specified Ku-band frequencies.

From FCC Report SAT-01056, “Actions Taken”

The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted XM Radio LLC special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to perform TT&C operations necessary to drift XM-1 from 115.25 degrees WL to 39 degrees WL in preparation for deorbit maneuvers using center frequencies 2339.2 MHz, 2339.7 MHz, 2344.0 MHz, 2344.5 MHz (space-to-Earth); and 7049.0 MHz and 7074.0 MHz (Earth-to-space).

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.