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. 09-815 Friday April 10, 2009SAT-00595 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 where an effective date is specified. SAT-APL-20090115-00005 E Effective Date: 04/06/2009Grant of Authority Amendment to PDR/PPL Inmarsat plc Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service See File No. SAT-PPL-20090107-00003 for full description of grant. S2401SAT-MOD-20081124-00218 E Effective Date: 03/20/2009Grant of Authority Modification Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On March 20, 2009, the Satellite Policy Branch granted, with conditions, the request of Intelsat North America LLC (Intelsat) to modify the authority for its Intelsat 706 space station in order to drift the Intelsat 706 space station to and operate it at the 54.85° E.L. orbital location to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.7 GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. Additionally, Intelsat is authorized to conduct space station Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) operations necessary to effect the drift to, and operations at, the 54.85° E.L. orbital location in the following frequency bands: 6173.7 MHz, 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth); and 3952.5 MHz, 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth). The application was granted in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Intelsat’s application, the attachment to the grant and the Commission's rules. Page 1 of 3 S2388SAT-MOD-20081217-00233 E Effective Date: 04/07/2009Grant of Authority Modification Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On April 7, 2009, the Satellite Engineering Branch granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC (Intelsat) request to modify its Intelsat 702 space station in order drift to the 66.0° E.L. orbital location and to operate Intelsat 702 space station at the 66.0° E.L. orbital location to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.7 GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-.14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands at that location. Additionally, Intelsat is authorized to conduct space station Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) operations necessary to effect the drift to, and operations at, the 66.0° E.L. orbital location in the following frequency bands: 6173.7 MHz, 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth); and 3952.5 MHz, 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth). All operations are in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to the grant and the Commission's rules. S2783SAT-PPL-20090107-00003 E Effective Date: 04/06/2009Grant of Authority Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List Inmarsat plc Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service On April 6, 2009, the Satellite Engineering Branch granted, with conditions, Inmarsat plc's petition (as amended by File No. SAT-APL-20090115-00005) to add the Inmarsat 3F4 satellite at the 54º W.L. orbital location to the Inmarsat 's "ISAT List". The grant of the petition and amendment are subject to the technical specifications set forth in Inmarsat's petition, the attachment to the grants and the Commission's rules. S2658SAT-STA-20090312-00035 E Effective Date: 04/03/2009Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. On April 3, 2009, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C.'s request for special temporary authority for a period of 60 days commencing on March 16, 2009, to conduct Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) operations during the drift of its EchoStar 5 satellite from the 129° W.L. to the 148° W.L. orbital location. EchoStar will conduct the drift using the 17301.0 MHz frequency band for telecommand, and the 12201-12202 MHz frequency bands for telemetry. This authority is in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to the grant and the Commission's rules. S2388SAT-STA-20090324-00037 E Effective Date: 04/03/2009Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Intelsat North America LLC On April 3, 2009, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's request for special temporary authority for a period of 14 days commencing on April 7, 2009, to continue operating the Intelsat 702 space station at the 54.85°E.L. orbital location. Page 2 of 3 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. SAT-STA-20090406-00041 E Effective Date: 04/08/2009Withdrawn Special Temporary Authority Inmarsat plc Dismissal S2401SAT-STA-20090305-00032 Intelsat North America LLC On March 20, 2009, the Satellite Division dismissed as moot the request of Intelsat North America LLC for special temporary authority to drift the Intelsat 706 space station from 50.25° E.L. to 54.85° E.L. for a period of 30 days beginning March 21, 2009, in light of the grant of Intelsat's modification application to drift Intelsat 706 to, and to operate the Intelsat 706 space station at, the 54.85° E.L. orbital location, see IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20081124-00218. Page 3 of 3