Satellite Update for July 26, 2012

By Doug Lung
published

This information is from FCC Report SAT-00883, "Satellite Space Station Applications Accepted for Filing":

•Intelsat License LLC filed an application to modify its authorization for Intelsat 8 to specify operations at 169.1 degrees East Longitude (EL) instead of its currently authorized 166.0 degree EL location and to provide fixed satellite service (FSS) from that location using 3700-4200 MHz and 12.25-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space). Telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) is requested on specified Ku-band frequencies.

• Intelsat License LLC requested modification of its authorization for Intelsat 9 to specify operations in inclined orbit at 43.10 degrees west longitude (WL) instead of its currently authorized 58.0 degree WL location. In addition to the modification Intelsat requested special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to conduct TT&C operations necessary to move Intelsat 9 to its new location using specified Ku-band frequencies. Both the modification application and the STA request authority to provide FSS from 43.10 degrees WL using 3700-4200 MHz, 11.45-11.70 GHz, and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space). Both applications request waiver of some Part 25 rules.

From FCC Report SAT-00884, "Actions Taken":

• EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation received STA for 180 days to continue to operate EchoStar 15 at 61.65 degrees WL on DBS channels 1-22 and 25-32 using the 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) bands.

• The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted STA to Intelsat License LLC for 30 days to continue to operate Intelsat 701 at 157.0 degrees EL and to provide FSS in the 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.7 GHz, 11.7-11.95 GHz, and 12.5-12.7 GHz frequency bands (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space). TT&C is authorized on specified C-band frequencies.

• Iridium Constellation LLC was granted STA to locate one of its spare in-orbit satellites with another satellite in its orbital constellation.

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.