*Pages 1--4 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\53949.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- 3278 Thursday December 22, 2005 SAT- 00334 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. S2607 SAT- AMD- 20051118- 00249 E Effective Date: 12/ 21/ 2005 Grant of Authority Amendment EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Nature of Service: Direct to Home Fixed Satellite, Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Echostar Satellite Operating Corporation's (Echostar's) application, File No. SAT- MOD- 20050930- 00195, as amended by SAT- AMD- 20051118- 00249, to modify its current authorization, File No. SAT- LOA- 20031211- 00350, Call Sign S2607. Accordingly Echostar is authorized to launch and operate its EchoStar- 109W satellite into 109.0º W. L., in the 10.95- 11.2 GHz (space- to- Earth), 11.45- 11.7 GHz (space- to- Earth), and 13.75- 14.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands and to operate its TT& C at 13.752 GHz (Earth- to- space), 13.998 GHz (Earth- to- space), 11.452 GHz (space- to- Earth), and 11.698 GHz (space- to- Earth). S2227 SAT- LOA- 19960116- 00004 P Effective Date: 12/ 16/ 2005 Surrender of Authorization Launch and Operating Authority Volunteers in Technical Assistance On Friday, December 16, 2005, Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) surrendered its licenses for two space stations in the non- voice, non- geostationary satellite service, or "Little LEO" service, Call Signs S2424 and S2227. See Letter from Joseph A. Godles, Attorney for Volunteers in Technical Assistance, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, December 16, 2005. Thus, the spectrum formerly licensed to VITA is now available to new applicants. New applications for this spectrum will be processed under the first- come, first- served procedure described in the Commission’s First Space Station Reform Order. Amendment of the Commission’s Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies and Mitigation of Orbital Debris, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, IB Dockets No. 02- 34 and 02- 54, 18 FCC Rcd 10760, 10792 (2003). Interested parties may now apply for the VITA spectrum, as that spectrum is described in the Second Processing Round Order. Amendment of Part 25 of the Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules and Policies Pertaining to the Second Processing Round of the Non- Voice, Non- Geostationary Mobile Satellite Service, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 9111, 9129 44- 46 (1997). S2424 SAT- LOA- 20000814- 00139 P Effective Date: 12/ 16/ 2005 Dismissed at Applicant's Request Launch and Operating Authority Volunteers in Technical Assistance Page 1 of 4 1 Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service Volunteers in Technical Assistance surrendered its authorization and pending requests associated with VITASAT- 1R and VITASAT- 2, Call Signs S2227 and S2424 by letter from licensee December 16, 2005. See SAT- LOA- 19960116- 00004 for more information. S2227 SAT- MOD- 20000814- 00138 P Effective Date: 12/ 16/ 2005 Dismissed at Applicant's Request Modification Volunteers in Technical Assistance Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service Volunteers in Technical Assistance surrendered its authorization and pending requests associated with VITASAT- 1R and VITASAT- 2, Call Signs S2227 and S2424, by letter from licensee December 16, 2005. See SAT- LOA- 19960116- 00004 for more information. S2607 SAT- MOD- 20050930- 00195 E Effective Date: 12/ 21/ 2005 Grant of Authority Modification EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Nature of Service: Direct to Home Fixed Satellite, Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Echostar Satellite Operating Corporation's (Echostar's) application, File No. SAT- MOD- 20050930- 00195, as amended by SAT- AMD- 20051118- 00249, to modify its current authorization, File No. SAT- LOA- 20031211- 00350, Call Sign S2607. Accordingly Echostar is authorized to launch and operate its EchoStar- 109W satellite into 109.0º W. L., in the 10.95- 11.2 GHz (space- to- Earth), 11.45- 11.7 GHz (space- to- Earth), and 13.75- 14.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands and to operate its TT& C at 13.752 GHz (Earth- to- space), 13.998 GHz (Earth- to- space), 11.452 GHz (space- to- Earth), and 11.698 GHz (space- to- Earth). S2227 SAT- STA- 20020528- 00084 P Effective Date: 12/ 16/ 2005 Dismissed at Applicant's Request Special Temporary Authority Volunteers in Technical Assistance Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service Volunteers in Technical Assistance surrendered its authorization and pending requests associated with VITASAT- 1R and VITASAT- 2, Call Signs S2227 and S2424 by letter from licensee December 16, 2005. See SAT- LOA- 19960116- 00004 for more information. S2424 SAT- STA- 20020528- 00085 P Effective Date: 12/ 16/ 2005 Dismissed at Applicant's Request Special Temporary Authority Volunteers in Technical Assistance Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service Volunteers in Technical Assistance surrendered its authorization and pending requests associated with VITASAT- 1R and VITASAT- 2, Call Signs S2227 and S2424 by letter from licensee December 16, 2005. See SAT- LOA- 19960116- 00004 for more information. Page 2 of 4 2 S2385 SAT- STA- 20050823- 00166 E Effective Date: 12/ 20/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Panamsat Licensee Corp. 's (" PanAmSat's") application for extension of Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 20050823- 00166. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period from September 12, 2005 to October 12 2005, to conduct in- orbit- testing of the Galaxy 14 satellite at the 146.0° W. L. orbital location. S2385 SAT- STA- 20051005- 00196 E Effective Date: 12/ 20/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Panamsat Licensee Corp. 's (" PanAmSat's") application for extension of Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 20051005- 00196. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period from October 12, 2005 to November 11 2005, to operate the Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT& C) of the Galaxy 14 satellite at the 146.0° W. L. orbital location. S2372 SAT- STA- 20051115- 00217 E Effective Date: 12/ 19/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Lockheed Martin Corporation Granted Lockheed Martin Corps. application for a ten- day extension of its Special Temporary Authority (see File No. SAT- STA- 20050914- 00177) to conduct in- orbit testing of its RNSS space station (Call Sign S2372) at the 150º W. L. orbital location prior to placement on station at 133º W. L. from November 21, 2005 to December 1, 2005. S2385 SAT- STA- 20051205- 00260 E Effective Date: 12/ 14/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Panamsat Licensee Corp. 's (" PanAmSat's") application for Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 2005120500260. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period of December 15, 2005 to January 14, 2006 to locate and operate the Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT& C) of the Galaxy 14 satellite at the 124.95° W. L. orbital location S2385 SAT- STA- 20051216- 00264 E Effective Date: 12/ 20/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 3 of 4 3 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. Granted with conditions Panamsat Licensee Corp. 's (" PanAmSat's") application for Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 20051216- 00264. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period of January 1, 2006 to January 30, 2006 to relocate to and operate its Galaxy 14 satellite at the 125.0° W. L. orbital location. S2422 SAT- STA- 20051216- 00265 E Effective Date: 12/ 20/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Panamsat Licensee Corp. 's (" PanAmSat's") application for Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 20051216- 00265. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period of January 1, 2006 to January 30, 2006 to relocate to and operate its Galaxy 12 satellite at the 125.10° W. L. orbital location. Page 4 of 4 4