Satellite Update - May 7, 2010

By Doug Lung
published


From FCC Report SAT-00686 [PDF]:

  • • PanAmSat has requested special temporary authority (STA), beginning June 1, 2010, to conduct the telemetry, tracking and telecommand operations necessary to drift Intelsat 3R from 43.1 degrees west longitude (WL) to 81.0 degrees W and to temporarily operate it using conventional C- and Ku-bands at 81.0 degrees WL in accordance with Argentina's ITU filings.
  • • EchoStar Corporation received STA to continue operating EchoStar 6 for 30 days at 61.65 degrees WL. DirecTV Enterprises has received STA to continue operating DirecTV 12 at 76 degrees WL. Both operations are allowed under the same conditions imposed in previous STA.


From FCC Report SAT-00685 [PDF]:

  • • As previously reported, IntelSat has lost the ability to control Galaxy 15, although the transponders continued to operate. Last week the FCC granted IntelSat special temporary authority to operate Galaxy 15 outside its previously authorized +/- 0.05 degree east/west station-keeping box. That authority ends May 6.
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.