Satellite Update for Nov. 21, 2012

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-00911, “Actions Taken”:

• The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted Iridium Constellation LLC special temporary authority (STA) for 30 days to modify the operations of its “Big LEO” band non-geostationary satellite orbit constellation to operate satellite SV023 as a non-transmitting spare approximately 300 km behind satellite SV094 at an altitude of approximately 778 km.

• The International Bureau said there was a typographical error in the public notice and authorization text for the grant of GeoEye License Corp. application. The correct telemetry center frequency requested and authorized should have been 8036 MHz, rather than 8039 MHz.

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.