Satellite Update

By Doug Lung
published

The FCC granted, with conditions, PanAmSat Licensee’s request for special temporary authority (STA) to conduct space station telemetry, track and control operations on the SBS-6 satellite for a period of 30 days, starting July 8, 2007, to drift the satellite from 74.05 degrees west longitude to 73.95 degrees WL and to operate SBS-6 at that location using conventional Ku-band frequencies.

The FCC determined ATCONTACT Communications LLC has met the contract execution milestone associated with its authorization for a Ka-band satellite system. The system consists of geostationary and non-geostationary satellites.

On June 29, 2007, the FCC granted Sirius Satellite Radio STA to operate 15 terrestrial repeaters at power levels at or below 2 kW EIRP for a period of 180 days at the locations described in the exhibit attached to its application with the technical parameters requested in the application.

For additional information on these FCC actions, find the file numbers in FCC Report SAT-00457. Search for the authorizations and related filings with the authorization numbers using IBFS.

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.