Satellite Update - March 9, 2012

By Doug Lung
published


From FCC Report SAT-00849 "Actions Taken":

  • • The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted SES Americom's application to modify the authorization for AMC-5 to specify operations at 80.9 degrees west longitude (WL) rather than its previously authorized 79.1 degree WL location and to provide fixed satellite service (FSS), including direct-to-home service, from that location. Authorized frequency bands are 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), in accordance with ITU filings from the Administration of Argentina. Telemetry, tracking and telecommand (TT&C) is authorized on specific Ku-band frequencies at the lower edge of the two bands.
  • • The Satellite Division's also granted SES Americom's request to modify the AMC-2 authorization to specify operations at 4.90 degrees east longitude rather than the previously authorized 78.95 degree WL location. FSS and direct-to-home operations are authorized in the frequency bands 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 3700-4200 MHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth). TT&C is authorized on specific C-band frequencies. The license term of AMC-2 was extended through May 31, 2016.
  • • The Satellite Division determined DirecTV Enterprises LLC has met the Contract Execution and Critical Design Review milestones associated with authorization Call Sign S2711. This is a 17/24 GHz Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) authorization called DirecTV RB-1 in the last FCC application.
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.