Satellite Update for May 20, 2013

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00948: “Actions Taken:”

• The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted SES Americom's application requesting modification of its authorization for AMC-2 to specify operations at 80.85 degrees west longitude (WL) instead of its previously authorized location at 19.2 degrees east longitude (EL). SES Americom is authorized to provide Fixed Satellite Service (FSS), including direct-to-home services, from the new location using 3700-4200 MHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), as well conducting telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) operations using specified C-band frequencies necessary to maintain AMC-2 at 80.85 degrees WL with a station-keeping tolerance of ±0.15 degrees.

• The Satellite Division granted EchoStar special temporary authority (STA) to conduct TT&C necessary to drift EchoStar 15 from its currently authorized location at 61.5 degrees WL to 45.1 degrees WL, and to maintain it 45.1 degrees WL using center frequencies: 17.7915 GHz and 17.7935 GHz (Earth-to-space); and 12.6920 GHz, 12.6930 GHz, 12.6945 GHz, and 12.6985 GHz (space-to-Earth). Once the spacecraft is at 45.1 degrees, the STA allows operation in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space).

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.