Satellite Update – August 19, 2010

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Information on these FCC International Bureau actions is from FCC Report SAT-00715:

  • •PanAmSat Licensee Corporation received special temporary authority (STA) for 90 days to operate the communications payload on Intelsat 2 at 157 degrees east longitude (EL) in conventional C- and Ku-bands.
  • •The FCC granted Intelsat North America STA for 180 days, commencing August 7, 2010, to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand (TT&C) operations with Intelsat 603 and to provide fixed satellite service using 3700-4200 MHz, 10950-11200 MHz and 11450-11700 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14000-14500 MHz (Earth-to-space) from 11.5 degrees EL. TT&C is authorized on specified C-band frequencies. Intelsat received STA for 60 days to continue operating Intelsat 801 at 29.5 degrees EL using the 3625-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.95 GHz, and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 5850-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) with C-band TT&C.
  • •As Galaxy 15 continues to drift east, the FCC granted PanAmSat Licensee Corporation STA for 30 days to continue to conduct TT&C operations with the satellite outside of its +/- 0.05 degree east/west station-keeping box previously authorized.
  • •EchoStar received STA for 30 days to conduct TT&C with EchoStar 3 at 61.45 degrees west longitude (WL) to maintain it as an in orbit spare.
  • •Sirius-XM Radio received STA for 180 days to continue to operate two satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) terrestrial repeaters with an EIRP up to 2,000 watts in Puerto Rico using SDARS frequencies.
  • •Lockheed Martin Corporation was allowed to operate LM-RPS1 outside its previously authorized +/- 0.05 degree north/south and east/west station-keeping box for 30 days under STA.
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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.