FCC Satellite Actions

The FCC's Satellite Division granted SES Americom authority to launch and operate replacement satellites AMC 10 at 135 degrees West Longitude (WL) and AMC 11 at 131 degrees WL, subject to conditions. Rainbow DBS Company LLC was granted authority to operate its Ka 3 Ka-band satellite at 77 degrees WL, "in accordance wit

Author:: TVTechnology
Updated:: Feb 23, 2018
Original:: Jan 11, 2004

The FCC's Satellite Division granted SES Americom authority to launch and operate replacement satellites AMC 10 at 135 degrees West Longitude (WL) and AMC 11 at 131 degrees WL, subject to conditions. Rainbow DBS Company LLC was granted authority to operate its Ka 3 Ka-band satellite at 77 degrees WL, "in accordance with the terms, conditions and technical specifications set forth in its amended application."

Refer to the FCC Satellite Policy Branch Information Report SAT-00184 - Actions Taken for more details on these actions. The Report also has information on additional actions regarding Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Special Temporary Authority grants and dismissal of an amended application from Boeing and withdrawal of applications from New Globalstar Corporation seeking FCC approval of assign or transfer of control of certain FCC authorizations relating to operation its mobile satellite service system.

The FCC granted PanAmSat authority, with conditions, to launch and operate C-band satellite Galaxy XIV at 125.05 degrees West Longitude (WL). See the FCC International Bureau Report SAT-00192 . EchoStar was granted authority to launch and operate Ka-band satellite EchoStar 125W at 125 degrees WL. Intelsat was grante

PanAmSat has requested a 180-day extension of its special temporary authority (STA) to operate the C-band and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) payloads of PAS-9 at 26.15 degrees East Longitude (EL). PanAmSat also asked for a 60-day extension of its STA to operate Galaxy IX at 127.1 degrees West Longitude (WL).

The FCC said Intelsat LLC filed an amendment to an existing application for modification of its INTELSAT 702 satellite. The amendment seeks permission to relocate INTELSAT 702 to 54.85 degrees East Longitude rather than 85.15 degrees East Longitude. Intelsat LLC also filed an amendment to a pending request for extensio

SES Americom filed an application with the FCC requesting authority to operate AMC-9 at 83 degrees West Longitude (WL) in 2005 rather than 85 degrees WL, after AMC-16 is launched. It also sought permission to launch and operate a hybrid Ka-and-Ku-band satellite, AMC-16, at 85 degrees WL. This is a modification of its a

The FCC granted SES Americom's application to continue operating the tracking, telemetry and command ("TT&C") systems on its GSTAR 4 satellite, with certain conditions. The FCC also granted PanAmSat's application to relocate Galaxy XII from 74 degrees West Longitude (WL) to 125.25 degrees WL and operate the satellite's

The FCC Satellite Division granted Rainbow DSB LLC's applications for four Ka-band satellites. Rainbow KA 1 is authorized at 62 degrees West Longitude, KA-2 at 129 degrees W.L., KA-4 at 71 degrees W.L., and KA-5 at 119 degrees W.L. The satellites will operate in the 18.3-18.8 GHz, 19.7-20.2 GHz, 28.35-28.6 GHz and 29.2

The FCC granted SES Americom's request for special temporary authority (STA) to drift AMC-16 to 96.925 degrees West Longitude (WL) and operate its Ka-band payload and Ku-band telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) functions at that location for the period of April 8, 2005 to June 7, 2005. It also granted SES Americom

Here is an update on FCC satellite actions last week: The FCC returned an SES Americom amendment to its application to construct, launch and operate a geostationary satellite (AMC-15) in the fixed satellite service at 105 degrees West Longitude (WL) using the Ku and Ka frequency bands. The FCC found the May 2004 amend