*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\49660.pdf* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S. W. WASHINGTON D. C. 20554 News media information 202- 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202- 418- 2830; Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov (or ftp. fcc. gov) TTY (202) 418- 2555 DA No. 05- 1772 Friday June 24, 2005 SAT- 00302 Report No. Actions Taken POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except were an effective date is specified. SAT- ASG- 20050620- 00128 E Effective Date: 06/ 20/ 2005 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 1 ORBIMAGE Withdrawn FROM: Current Licensee: ORBIMAGE License Corp. ORBIMAGE Inc. Assignment ORBIMAGE Inc. S2621 SAT- STA- 20050614- 00124 E Effective Date: 06/ 17/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite Service On June 17, 2005, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, EchosStar Satellite L. L. C. 's (" EchoStar") request for Special Temporary Authority (STA), File No. SAT- STA- 20050321- 00068, to relocate the EchoStar 4 satellite from the 157º W. L. orbital location to the 61.35º W. L. orbital location. Accordingly, EchoStar is authorized to operate the EchoStar 4 satellite's Tracking, Telemetry, Command, and Monitoring (TTC& M) during the drift to the 61.35º W. L. orbital location for a period of 30 days from June 17, 2005, until July 17, 2005, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to the grant, and the Commission's rules. Grant of this application is without prejudice to action on Echostar's June 8, 2005 Petition for Reconsideration of the EchoStar 4 Order. See Echostar Satellite, LLC, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 05- 1581 (rel. June 3, 2005) (" EchoStar 4 Order"). Further, grant of this application does not constitute an authorization pursuant to Section 25.161( c) of the Commission's Rules concerning automatic termination of license. S2632 SAT- STA- 20050616- 00125 E Effective Date: 06/ 22/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Page 1 of 2 1 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. Granted DIRECTV Enterprises, L. L. C. 's (DIRECTV) applications for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT- STA- 20050616- 00125 and SAT- STA- 20050616- 00126, Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 30 days commencing on June 24, 2005 on a non- interference basis (1) to operate Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (" TT& C") functions in the 17307 MHz (Earth- to- Space) and 12203.25 and 12203.75 MHz (Space- to- Earth) frequencies at and during transit to the 100.65° W. L. orbital location and (2) to operate the Ka- band communications payload in the 18.3 - 18.8 GHz (space- to- Earth), 28.35 - 28.6 GHz (Earth- to- space), 19.7 - 20.2 GHz (space- to- Earth) and 29.25- 30.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands on the DIRECTV 8 satellite at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location. S2132 SAT- STA- 20050616- 00126 E Effective Date: 06/ 22/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted DIRECTV Enterprises, L. L. C. 's (DIRECTV) applications for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT- STA- 20050616- 00125 and SAT- STA- 20050616- 00126, Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 30 days commencing on June 24, 2005 on a non- interference basis (1) to operate Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (" TT& C") functions in the 17307 MHz (Earth- to- Space) and 12203.25 and 12203.75 MHz (Space- to- Earth) frequencies at and during transit to the 100.65° W. L. orbital location and (2) to operate the Ka- band communications payload in the 18.3 - 18.8 GHz (space- to- Earth), 28.35 - 28.6 GHz (Earth- to- space), 19.7 - 20.2 GHz (space- to- Earth) and 29.25- 30.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands on the DIRECTV 8 satellite at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location. INFORMATIVE S2499 SAT- MOD- 20050308- 00059 EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. The Bureau has determined that EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. has met the Contract Execution milestone associated with this authorization (see also File No. SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00186) and may reduce the bond amount by 25% as provided in the Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. IB Docket No. 02- 34, 18 FCC Rcd 10760 (2003); Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Report and Order, IB Docket No. 02- 34, 19 FCC Rcd 12637 (2004). Page 2 of 2 2