Satellite Update - Nov. 24, 2008

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00566 and the FCC IBFS.

The FCC granted a request from Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC to transmit command signals to its MSV-1 satellite using 12,751 MHz and 13,249 MHz, and to transmit telemetry data from MSV-1 using 11,201 MHz and 11,202 MHz.

MSV was allowed to use 11,446.25 MHz and 11,448.25 MHz for transmit power control beacon purposes. MSV-1 will use L-band (1.6 GHz) frequencies to communicate with earth stations.

Intelsat North America was given permission to provide fixed satellite services (FSS) using conventional C- and Ku-band frequencies from Galaxy 25 at 93.1 degrees west longitude (WL). Intelsat was granted special temporary authority to begin drifting Galaxy 25 from 97 W.L. to 93.10 W.L., and to operate the TT&C frequencies of the satellite at 93.10 W.L.

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.