Satellite Update—Jan. 30, 2009

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00575.

● ViaSat applied for authority to change certain telemetry, tracking and control carrier frequencies on its authorized Ka-band satellite at 77.3 degrees west longitude within the authorized Ka-frequency band. ViaSat also requested waiver of FCC rules requiring it to provide cross-polarization isolation information.

● Intelsat North America LLC requested modification of its license for Intelsat 706 to operate the spacecraft at 54.85 degrees east longitude (EL), rather than at its currently assigned 50.25 degree EL orbital location. Intelsat expects to commence drifting the Intelsat 706 to the 54.85 degree EL location in March 2009 and to begin operating it at that location soon after it’s moved.

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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.