Satellite Update – May 1, 2009

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00597:

  • • New Skies Satellites BV filed an application to amend its Petition for Declaratory Ruling requesting extended C-band operation for NSS-9 to and from the United States from the 177 degrees west longitude (WL) orbital location. The amendment consists of a revised frequency channel plan for certain transponders but does not change the overall frequency bands to be used.
  • • GlobalStar Licensee LLC requested modification of its 1.6/2.4 GHz mobile-satellite service (MSS) license to authorize the launch, operation, and end-of-life disposal of up to 48 second-generation non-geostationary-orbit satellites.

From FCC Report SAT-00599:

  • • Sirius XM Radio Inc requested special temporary authority (STA) to operate 20 repeaters with an average EIRP of 2,000 watts or less at various locations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 2320-2332.5 MHz Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) frequency band.

From FCC Report SAT-00598:

  • • The FCC granted EchoStar Corporation's request for authority to construct, launch and operate 17/24 GHz broadcasting satellite service (BSS) space station EchoStar EX-1 at 79 degrees WL using the 17.3-17.8 GHz (space-to-Earth) and the 24.75-25.25 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. Operation in the 17.7-17.8 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band is limited to international service only.
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.