PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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DA No. 11-1353
Friday  August 5, 2011SAT-00797    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.
S2388SAT-STA-20110607-00103 E
Effective Date: 08/03/2011Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
Intelsat License LLC
On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat License LLC, for a period of 30 days,
commencing June 13, 2011, to continue telemetry, tracking, and telecommand operations with the Intelsat 702 space station necessary to maintain
Intelsat 702 at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies:  6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular
polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth).
Additionally, Intelsat is granted special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to continue to provide fixed-satellite service at the 54.85º E.L.
orbital location using the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.70
GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands.
S2388SAT-STA-20110707-00125 E
Effective Date: 08/03/2011Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
Intelsat License LLC
On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat License LLC, for a period of 30 days,
commencing July 13, 2011, to continue telemetry, tracking, and telecommand operations with the Intelsat 702 space station necessary to maintain
Intelsat 702 at the 54.85º E.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (left-hand circular
polarization/Earth-to-space); 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz (right-hand circular polarization/space-to-Earth).
Additionally, Intelsat is granted special temporary authority for a period of 30 days to continue to provide fixed-satellite service at the 54.85º E.L.
orbital location using the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.70
GHz, (space-to-Earth), 12.50-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands.
S2156SAT-STA-20110715-00128 E
Effective Date: 07/29/2011Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
SES Americom, Inc.
On July 29, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of SES Americom, Inc. for special temporary authority for a period
of 60 days to continue to perform telemetry, tracking, and telecommand necessary to maintain the AMC-5 space station at 79.10º W.L. with an
east-west stationkeeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees.  Specifically, SES is authorized to operate using the center frequencies of 14.001 GHz
(telecommand) and 11.701 and 11.702 GHz (telemetry).
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For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555.
S2129SAT-STA-20110719-00131 E
Effective Date: 08/03/2011Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
DG Consents Sub, Inc.
On August 3, 2011, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of DG Consents Sub, Inc. for special temporary authority, for a
period of 60 days, to operate its QuickBird Earth Exploration Satellite Service space station at an orbital altitude of 482 kilometers, instead of at
an altitude of 450 kilometers, which was previously authorized.
INFORMATIVE
S2499SAT-AMD-20031203-00345 EchoStar Corporation
See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 for description of the action taken.
S2499SAT-LOA-20030827-00186 EchoStar Corporation
See IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 for description of the action taken.
S2499SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 EchoStar Corporation
The Satellite Division has determined that EchoStar Corporation has met the March 8, 2007 commence physical construction milestone
associated with its surrendered  Ka-band space station authorization at the 97.0 ° W.L. orbital location (Call Sign S2499).  As a result, the
amount due under bond for the surrendered authorization is  $750,000 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), and 47 C.F.R. § 25.165(d).
S2469SAT-MOD-20110420-00073 Intelsat License LLC
On August 4, 2011, the Satellite Division designated the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the
Commission's rules governing ex parte communications.  We find that designating this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" will facilitate
communications with the parties.  Thus, we designate IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20110420-00073 as "permit-but-disclose," effective
August 4, 2011. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208 note 2.
S2469SAT-STA-20110727-00137 Intelsat License LLC
On August 4, 2011, the Satellite Division designated the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the
Commission's rules governing ex parte communications. We find that designating this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" will facilitate
communications with the parties.  Thus, we designate IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20110727-00137 as "permit-but-disclose," effective August
4, 2011. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208 note 2.
SURRENDER
S2499SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 EchoStar Corporation
On March 9, 2009, EchoStar Corporation surrendered its authorization to operate a Ka-band geostationary satellite orbit Fixed-Satellite
Service space station at the 97.0° W.L. orbital location.  See Letters to Marlene H. Dortch from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for
EchoStar Corporation, dated March 9, 2009 and May 24, 2011.   The 18.3-18.8 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth),
28.35-28.6 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 29.25-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands at the 97.0° W.L. orbital location are now available
for reassignment pursuant to the Commission's first-come, first-served licensing process effective 2:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 9,
2011.  At that time, applicants may file applications for new space stations, market access by non-U.S. licensed space stations, modifications
to licensed space stations, or amendments to pending applications taking this announcement into account. Applications for the spectrum
filed prior to this date and time will be dismissed as premature without prejudice to refiling.
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