Satellite Update - Sept. 5 2008

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00550:

PanAmSat requested authority to move C- and Ku-band satellite Intelsat 5 from 26.15 degrees east longitude (EL) to 169 degrees EL and operate it at that location. Requested uplink (Earth-to-space) frequencies are 5925-6425 MHz, 14.0-14.25 GHz, and 12.75-13.25 GHz. The frequency bands 3700-4200 MHz, 10.7-10.95 GHz and 11.2-11.45 GHz were requested for downlink (space-to-Earth) communications. PanAmSat requested a waiver of FCC rules to allow it to operate Intelsat 5 in the 11.45-11.7 GHz Ku-band frequencies in the United States on a non-interference basis to other licensed facilities in this band.

From FCC Report SAT-00551:

The FCC granted a request for special temporary authority from PanAmSat to operate its C- and Ku-band satellite Galaxy 11 at 92.9 degrees west longitude using conventional C- and Ku-band frequencies. The FCC also authorized PanAmSat to conduct telemetry, tracking and control operations for the drift to and operation at the 92.9 degree WL orbital location.

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.