Satellite Update - Sept. 10, 2010

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  • •Intelsat North America LLC received special temporary authority (STA) for 60 days to continue to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand operations necessary to drift C- and Ku-band satellite Intelsat 706 to 72.1 degrees east longitude (EL) using specified C-band frequencies. Intelsat is also authorized to temporarily provide Fixed-Satellite-Service (FSS) from that location using 3700-4200 MHz, 10950-11200 MHz, 11450-11700 MHz, and 12500-12750 MHz frequency bands (space-to-Earth) and the 5925-6425 MHz and 14000-14500 MHz frequency bands (Earth-to-space).
  • • Sirius XM Radio was granted STA for 180 days to continue to operate two terrestrial satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) repeaters with an EIRP of 800 watts at the Delphi plant in Kokomo, Ind., and also two repeaters in Detroit, Mich. with an EIRP of 2,000 watts. One of the Kokomo repeaters will use 2320-2332.5 MHz and the other will use 2332.5-2345 MHz. Both Detroit repeaters will use 2320-2332.5 MHz. All of these frequencies are in the SDARS band and assigned for the exclusive use of Sirius XM.
Doug Lung
Doug Lung
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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.