Satellite Update – Feb. 10, 2011

By Doug Lung
published


From FCC Report SAT-00756:

  • •Open Range Communications requested an extension of its authority to provide terrestrial service in the 2483.5-2495 MHz band (broadcast auxiliary service 2 GHz channel A10). The existing special temporary authority (STA) expired Jan. 31, 2011. (See FCC Order on Reconsideration DA-1081 for details on the original STA.)


From FCC Report SAT-00755:

  • •The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted STA to LightSquared Subsidiary LLC for 30 days to continue to conduct in-orbit testing of SkyTerra-1 at 101.3 degrees West Longitude (WL) using the 1525-1544/1545-1559 MHz, 10.7-10.95 GHz and 11.2-11.45 GHz bands (space-to-Earth) and 1626.5-1645.5/1646.5-1660.5 MHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands and waived power flux density limits for the purposes of the STA.
  • •Intelsat was granted STA for seven days to operate the communications payload on Galaxy 15 at 93.0 degrees WL using conventional C-band frequencies to conduct in-orbit testing.
  • •The FCC also granted Intelsat STA for a period of 30 days to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand operations with Galaxy 15 outside the +/-0.05 degree east/west station-keeping box previously authorized for Galaxy 15.
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.