Satellite Update - Aug. 23, 2012

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00890, “Actions Taken”: 

The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority (STA) for 60 days allowing Intelsat License LLC to provide fixed satellite service (FSS) via Intelsat 19 at 166.0 degrees east longitude (EL) using 12.25-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) to the Intelsat earth station in Napa, Calif. as well as in the visible portion of ITU Region 2. 

Intelsat also received STA for 30 days to continue telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) operations necessary to maintain Intelsat 701 at 157.0 degrees EL using specified C-band center frequencies and to continue to provide FSS from the satellite using 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.70 GHz, 11.7-11.95 GHz, and 12.5-12.75 GHz frequency bands (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency bands (Earth-to-space). 

The Satellite Division granted Intelsat STA for 30 days to operate TT&C with Intelsat 706 necessary to drift it from 72.0 degrees EL to 157.0 degrees EL using specified C-band frequencies. 

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.