Satellite Update

By Doug Lung
published

DirecTV Enterprises LLC filed an application to relocate its Spaceway 2 satellite from 99.2 degrees west longitude (WL) to 99.115 degrees WL and operate it in the 29.5-30.0 GHz, 29.26-29.425 GHz and 28.36-28.525 GHz bands for Earth-to-space transmissions and in the 19.70-20.20 GHz, 18.57-18.735 GHz and 18.365-18.530 GHz bands for space-to-Earth transmissions. DirecTV also requested permission to relocate DirecTV 11 from 99.2 degrees WL to 99.225 degrees WL and operate it in the 29.25-29.5 GHz, 28.35-28.6 GHz bands for Earth-to-space transmission and in the 18.3-18.8 GHz band for space-to-Earth transmission. XM Radio requested special temporary authority to operate low-power terrestrial repeaters (less than 2 kW EIRP) for 180 days in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These applications are listed in FCC Report SAT-00480.

The FCC granted, with conditions, PanAmSat Licensee Corp.’s request to operate the tracking, telemetry and command functions on Intelsat 11 at 43.2 degrees WL for a period of 30 days, beginning Nov. 3 using 13246.5 MHz (horizontal) and 13995.5 MHz (vertical) for command operations and center frequencies of 11448 MHz (horizontal) and 11449 MHz (vertical) for telemetry operation. The information is from Report SAT-00481.

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.