Satellite Update - Oct. 3, 2008

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00556:

DirecTV Enterprises LLC asked the FCC to amend its pending application to construct, launch and operate a 17/24 GHz broadcasting satellite service (BSS) space station at 107 degrees west longitude (WL). The amendment would substitute Pegasus Development DBS Corporation as the application and modify technical parameters to match those in Pegasus' application for a BSS satellite at the same location. DirecTV said this amendment relates to a broader agreement between and among DirecTV, Intelsat North America LLC and Pegasus regarding applications at nominal orbital locations of 91, 99 and 107 degrees WL.

The Report also lists an application from Intelsat North America LLC requesting authority to operate its authorized Galaxy 25 satellite at 93.10 degrees WL instead of its currently assigned location at 97.0 degrees WL. Intelsat said it would continue to operate Galaxy 25 in the conventional C and Ku-bands at the new location.

From FCC Report SAT-00557.

Intelsat North America LLC received special temporary authority (STA) to operate the Galaxy 18 C-band satellite at 145.5 degrees WL for in-orbit testing. The STA, which is effective for 30 days starting Oct. 6, also allows telemetry, tracking and control operations.

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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.