Satellite Update – Aug. 13, 2010

By Doug Lung
published


Information on these actions is from FCC Report SAT-00713:

  • •The FCC granted PanAmSat Licensee Corporation's request to modify its authorization to relocate Intelsat 1R to 50.0 degrees west longitude (WL) and to operate it at that location using the 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.20 GHz, and 11.45-11.95 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 13.75-14.50 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. PanAmSat is authorized to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand operations (TT&C) using specified Ku-band frequencies.
  • •PanAmSat was allowed to continue to operate C- and Ku-band Intelsat 3R at 43.1 degrees WL for 30 days under STA (special temporary authority) using 3700-4200 MHz, 11.7-12.2 GHz, and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 3925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space).
  • •PanAmSat received STA for 180 days to continue to conduct TT&C operations with Galaxy 12 at 133 degrees WL using specified C-band frequencies. PanAmSat also received authority to continue to operate the satellite at that location using conventional C-band frequencies.
  • •Sirius XM Radio received STA to continue to operate its satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) terrestrial repeaters at various locations throughout the United States with an EIRP of up to 2,000 watts (average) each in the SDARS frequency band. The company also received STA to operate an SDARS repeater in the Baltimore area with an EIRP up to 12,000 watts for 60 days. The company was also granted STA to perform test transmissions using its XM-2 spacecraft at 85 degrees WL to communicate with its Ellenwood, Ga. earth station using 7056.8460-7074.8690 MHz (Earth-to-space) and 2332.5-2345.0 MHz (space-to-Earth)
  • •The FCC consented to the transfer of the authorization for C- and Ku-band satellite Galaxy 27 from Intelsat North America LLC to Europe Star Gesellshaft für Satellitenkommunikation mbH for operation at 45.10 degrees east longitude under authorization from Germany's Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen.


From FCC Report SAT-00712:

  • •The FCC accepted an application from XM Radio, Inc. to modify its authorization for XM-4 to move it from 115.0 degrees WL to 115.25 degrees WL and operate it there with an east-west station-keeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees.
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.