Satellite Update - Aug. 20, 2009

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00624 (PDF)

  • • Intelsat North America LLC filed an amendment to its pending application to launch and operate Intelsat 15 at 85.15 degrees east longitude (EL) to supply cross-polarization information it inadvertently omitted.


From FCC Report SAT-00625 (PDF)

  • • Withdrawal of launch and operating authority for Pegasus Development DBS Corporation for broadcast satellite service (BSS) 17/24 GHz license S2794 and withdrawal of XM Radio's request for special temporary authority. See SAT-00625 for information on transfers of licenses between shareholders of Greenlady Corp., Liberty NC, LLC, and DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC.
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.