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 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 


 Thursday  April  10,  2003  SAT-  00145  Report  No. 


 Satellite  Space  Applications  Accepted  for  Filing 
 POLICY  BRANCH  INFORMATION 


 The  applications  listed  below  have  been  found,  upon  initial  review,  to  be  acceptable  for  filing.  The  Commission  reserves  the  right  to  return  any  of  the  applications  if,  upon  further  examination,  it  is  determined  the  application  is  not  in 
 conformance  with  the  Commission's  rules  or  its  policies.  Petitions,  oppositions  and  other  pleadings  filed  in  response  to  this  notice  should  conform  to  Section  25.154  of  the  Commission's  rules,  unless  otherwise  noted.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.154. 


 Amendment 
 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  S2143  SAT-  AMD-  20030127-  00003  E 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corp.  ("  EchoStar")  has  filed  an  amendment  to  its  request  to  modify  its  Ku-  band  space  station  authorization  to 
 include  a  hybrid  Ka-/  Ku-  band  satellite  at  the  121º  W.  L.  orbital  location  (See  File  No.  SAT-  MOD-  20010608-  00054;  Public  Notice 
 Report  No.  SAT-  00074  (rel.  June  29,  2001)).  EchoStar's  amendment  sets  forth  minor  changes  to  its  spacecraft  parameters  to 
 conform  to  its  Ka-  band  modification  and  amendment  (See  File  No.  SAT-  MOD-  20010608-  00055;  SAT-  AMD-  20030127-  00004). 


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 NOTE:  Comments  on  this  amendment  may  be  filed  on  or  before  April  21,  2003.  Replies  may  be  filed  on  or  before  April  28,  2003. 


 Amendment 
 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  S2179  SAT-  AMD-  20030127-  00004  E 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corp.  ("  EchoStar")  has  filed  an  amendment  to  its  request  to  modify  its  Ka-  band  space  station  authorization  to 
 include  a  hybrid  Ka-/  Ku-  band  satellite  at  the  121º  W.  L.  orbital  location  (See  File  No.  SAT-  MOD-  20010608-  00055;  Public  Notice 
 Report  No.  SPB-  00074  (rel.  June  29,  2001)).  EchoStar's  amendment  is  in  response  to  a  staff  letter  dated  December  18,  2002. 


 In  its  amendment,  EchoStar  amends  its  channelization  and  frequency  plan  to  reflect  the  fact  that  the  Commission  subsequently  denied 
 EchoStar's  request  for  an  additional  500  megahertz  of  spectrum  at  28.35-  28.6  GHz  and  29.25-  29.5  GHz  for  uplink  operations  and  an 
 additional  500  megahertz  of  spectrum  at  18.3-  18.8  GHz  for  downlink  operations.  EchoStar  states  that  because  it  commenced 
 construction  of  its  satellite  prior  to  the  Commission's  denial  of  its  request  for  additional  spectrum,  the  satellite  incorporates 
 transponders  capable  of  operating  on  these  additional  frequencies.  In  its  amendment,  EchoStar  indicates  that  construction  of  these 
 transponders  was  at  its  own  risk  and  states  that  it  will  not  operate  these  transponders  on  frequencies  for  which  it  lacks  authorization. 
 EchoStar's  amendment  also  describes  certain  minor  changes  to  its  spacecraft  parameters. 


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 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 EchoStar's  amendment  also  provides  additional  information  regarding  Loral's  C-  band  payload  (5925-  6425  MHz  and  3700-  4200  MHz) 
 aboard  EchoStar's  space  station  at  121º  W.  L.  The  C-  band  payload  is  proposed  to  operate  pursuant  to  an  ITU  filing  by  Papua  New 
 Guinea.  Supplemental  letters  regarding  this  authorization  were  filed  by  EchoStar  and  the  Administration  of  Papua  New  Guinea. 


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 NOTE:  Comments  on  this  amendment  may  be  filed  on  or  before  April  21,  2003.  Replies  may  be  filed  on  or  before  April  28,  2003. 


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