Satellite Update - Oct. 31, 2008

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The FCC granted PanAmSat Licensee Corporation's request to relocate Intelsat 5 from 26.15 degrees east longitude (EL) to 169 degrees EL and operate it at that location using uplink frequency bands 5925-6425 MHz, 14.0-14.25 GHz, and 12.75-13.25 GHz.

Authorized downlink frequency bands are 3700-4200 MHz, 10.7-10.95 GHz, 11.2-11.45 GHz, and 11.45-11.7 GHz. The FCC granted PanAmSat's request for waivers, as conditioned, allowing earth stations to use 11.45-11.7 GHz for domestic service.

As a result of this grant, PanAmSat's request for special temporary authority to drift Intelsat 5 was dismissed as moot.

From FCC Report SAT-00561.

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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.