Satellite Update for October 24, 2014

By Doug Lung
published

From FCC Report SAT-01046, “Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing”

Intelsat License LLC filed an application requesting modification of its authorization for Intelsat 5 to specify operations at 157.0 degrees east longitude (EL) instead of its currently authorized location at 169.0 degrees EL and authority to provide fixed satellite service (FSS) in inclined orbit from that location using 3700-4200 MHz and 11.45-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space). Intelsat also requested authority to conduct telemetry, tracking and command functions on specified Ku-band frequencies.

From FCC Report SAT-01047, “Actions Taken”

The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted Intelsat License LLC special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to provide FSS via Intelsat 5 in inclined orbit at 157.0 degrees EL using 3700-4200 MHz and 11.45-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space). TT&C is authorized on specified Ku-band frequencies.

The Satellite Division removed HISPASAT-1B from the Commission's Permitted Space Station List at the request of the operator.

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.