Satellite Update - Nov. 24, 2009

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00647 [PDF]:

  • • The FCC accepted an application from PanAmSat Licensee Corp. to modify its authorization for Intelsat 1R to move it from its currently assigned location at 45.0 degrees west longitude (WL) to 50.0 degrees WL. Intelsat 1R operates in the bands 3700-4200 MHz, 10950-11200 MHz, 11450-11950 MHz, 5925-6425 MHz and 13750-14500 MHz. As part of the application, PanAmSat requested, to the extent required, a waiver of several FCC rules.


From FCC Report SAT-00648 [PDF]:

  • • The FCC granted PanAmSat special temporary authority (STA) for a period of 30 days, commencing Nov. 24, 2009, to conduct in-orbit testing of the Intelsat-14 C/Ku-band satellite at 47 degrees WL and to drift it from that location to its assigned orbital location at 45 degrees WL after it completes testing. Intelsat-14 uses 3700-4200 MHz and 11.45-11.95 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space).
  • • Sirius XM Radio, Inc. was granted STA for 180 days to operate two terrestrial repeaters at power levels of as much as 2,000 watts EIRP in Detroit, Mich. using the 2320-2332.5 MHz Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service band.
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.