PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA No. 15-553
Friday  May 8, 2015SAT-01082    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.
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Effective Date: 05/07/2015Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
On May 7, 2015, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, for a period of 30
days, to conduct in-orbit testing (IOT) of the DIRECTV KU-79W space station at the 77.5° W.L. orbital location, using the 11.7-12.2 GHz
(space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands, and to conduct telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) to support IOT
using the 11.70075 GHz and 11.70225 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.001 GHz and 14.4965 GHz (Earth-to-space) center frequencies.  DIRECTV
is also authorized, upon completion of IOT, to conduct TT&C operations in these center frequencies necessary to drift DIRECTV KU-79W from
the 77.5° W.L. orbital location to its assigned orbital location of 78.8° W.L.
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Effective Date: 05/07/2015Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
On May 7, 2015, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the applications of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, to conduct in-orbit testing of
the DIRECTV 15 satellite (Call Signs S2930 and S2712) for a period of 30 days using the following frequency bands: 24.75-25.15 GHz,
28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-29.29 GHz, and 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 17.3-17.7 GHz, 18.3-18.59 GHz and 19.7-20.2 GHz
(space-to-Earth).  DIRECTV is also authorized to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command operations necessary to drift the DIRECTV 15 to
the 102.75° W.L. orbital location upon completion of in-orbit testing.
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Effective Date: 05/07/2015Grant of Authority
Special Temporary Authority
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
On May 7, 2015, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, for a period of 30
days, to conduct telemetry, tracking, and command operations for launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) operations for the DIRECTV KU-79W
space station at the 77.5° W.L. orbital location, using the 11.70075 GHz and 11.70225 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.001 GHz and 14.4965 GHz
(Earth-to-space) center frequencies.
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For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
INFORMATIVE
S2902SAT-LOI-20130319-00040 ViaSat, Inc.
The Satellite Division has determined that ViaSat, Inc. has met the first milestone--Contract Execution--associated with its grant of U.S.
market access for the ViaSat-2 space station.  Accordingly, ViaSat may reduce the bond amount by $750,000, to a value of $2,250,000.
See 47 C.F.R. § 25.165(d); Amendment of the Commission's Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, IB Docket No. 02-34, First
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 10760 (2003); Amendment of the Commission's Space Station
Licensing Rules and Policies, IB Docket No. 02-34, First Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 12637
(2004).
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