Satellite Update—Dec. 12, 2008

In FCC Report SAT-00568, the FCC International Bureau said the records associated with TerreStar Networks' authorization S2633 have been modified to reflect the technical parameters of the satellite to be used in connection with the recently issued earth station authorization E070098.

The TerreStar system has service-link assignments in the 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz frequency bands using the TerreStar 1 (aka CANSAT-24) satellite at 111.0 degrees West Longitude. This Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) system uses part of the spectrum previously allocated for 2 GHz broadcast auxiliary service licenses.

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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.