*Pages 1--3 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\33846.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 Wednesday November 26, 2003 SAT- 00179 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. Rainbow DBS Company LLC S2485 SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00172 E Effective Date: 11/ 21/ 2003 Grant of Authority Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On November 21, 2003, the Satellite Division granted Rainbow DBS LLC's application to launch and operate its Rainbow KA 1 satellite at 62 degrees W. L., in the frequency bands 18.3- 18.8 GHz, 19.7- 20.2 GHz, 28.35- 28.6 GHz, and 29.25- 30.0 GHz, subject to conditions. Rainbow DBS Company LLC S2488 SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00175 E Effective Date: 11/ 21/ 2003 Grant of Authority Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On November 21, 2003, the Satellite Division granted Rainbow DBS LLC's application to launch and operate its Rainbow KA 4 satellite at 71 degrees W. L., in the frequency bands 18.3- 18.8 GHz, 19.7- 20.2 GHz, 28.35- 28.6 GHz, and 29.25- 30.0 GHz, subject to conditions. Rainbow DBS Company LLC S2554 SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00248 P Effective Date: 11/ 21/ 2003 Grant of Authority Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 3 1 On November 21, 2003, the Satellite Division granted Rainbow DBS LLC's application to launch and operate its Rainbow KA 2 satellite at 129 degrees W. L., in the frequency bands 18.3- 18.8 GHz, 19.7- 20.2 GHz, 28.35- 28.6 GHz, and 29.25- 30.0 GHz, subject to conditions. Rainbow DBS Company LLC S2555 SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00249 P Effective Date: 11/ 21/ 2003 Grant of Authority Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On November 21, 2003, the Satellite Division granted Rainbow DBS LLC's application to launch and operate its Rainbow Ka 5 satellite at 119 degrees W. L., in the frequency bands 18.3- 18.8 GHz, 19.7- 20.2 GHz, 28.35- 28.6 GHz, and 29.25- 30.0 GHz, subject to conditions. DigitalGlobe, Inc. SAT- T/ C- 20030909- 00294 E Effective Date: 11/ 25/ 2003 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 2 DIGITALGLOBE, INC. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated DIGITALGLOBE, INC. Transfer of Control No party has filed comments, petitions to deny, or any pleadings opposing the application listed above, and our own review finds no issues that impede our grant. We find that the transaction is in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, and grant authority for the assignment of the requested space station authorization. See 47 U. S. C. § 310( d). Orbital Imaging Corporation, Debtor In Possession ( d/ b/ a ORBIMAGE ) S2348 SAT- T/ C- 20030924- 00304 E Effective Date: 11/ 24/ 2003 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 1 ORBITAL IMAGING CORPORATION, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: ORBIMAGE, Inc. Orbital Imaging Corporation, Debtor In Possession Transfer of Control Application for Authority to Assign and Transfer Control of Space Station Authorization (S2348) held by Orbital Imaging Corporation, Debtor in Possession to ORBIMAGE, Inc. (ORBIMAGE). See Public Notice, Report No. SAT- 00174, Friday October 17, 2003. (Orbimage Application). No party has filed comments, petitions to deny, or any pleadings opposing the application listed above, and our own review finds no issues that impede our grant. We find that the transaction is in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, and grant authority for the assignment of the requested space station authorization. See 47 U. S. C. § 310( d). In 2002, the Bureau consented to the involuntary assignment of S2348, a license for a remote sensing satellite, from Orbital Imaging Corporation to Orbital Imaging Corporation, Debtor in Possession. Orbital Imaging Corporation, Debtor in Possession now proposes to assign the S2348 license to ORBIMAGE, Inc. ORBIMAGE, Inc. indicates that following grant of the Orbimage Application, it will be in a position to emerge from bankruptcy pursuant to its amended plan of reorganization. Page 2 of 3 2 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. ORBCOMM License Corp. S2103 SAT- T/ C- 20031107- 00325 E Effective Date: 11/ 25/ 2003 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 1 ORBCOMM LICENSE CORP. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: ORBCOMM License Corp. ORBCOMM License Corp. Transfer of Control Pro Forma Transfer of Control. Dismissal S2484 SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00171 Pegasus Development Corporation Accordingly, pursuant to the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C. F. R. Section 0.261( a)( 4), we find that Application File Nos. SAT- LOA- 20080827- 00169, STA- LOA- 20030827- 00171, and SAT- LOA- 20031030- 00319 are defective. We therefore return these applications, without prejudice to refling. (effective 11/ 19/ 2003 per Thomas S. Tycz) S2600 SAT- LOA- 20031030- 00319 Pegasus Development Corporation Accordingly, pursuant to the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C. F. R. Section 0.261( a)( 4), we find that Application File Nos. SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00169, SAT- LOA- 20030827- 00171, and SAT- LOA- 20031030- 00319 are defective. We therefore return these applications, without prejudice to refiling. (effective 11/ 19/ 2003 per Thomas S. Tycz) INFORMATIVE S2321 SAT- LOA- 19970926- 00151 GLOBALSTAR, L. P. Original File Nos. 183- 186- SAT- P/ L- 97; 182- SAT- P/ LA- 97( 64); IBFS File Nos. SAT- LOA- 19970926- 00151- 00154; SAT- LOA- 29970926- 00156; SAT- AMD- 20011103- 00154; SAT- MOD- 20020717- 00116- 00119; SAT- MOD- 20020717- 00107- 00110; SAT- MOD- 20020722- 00112 Call Signs S2320; S2321; S2322; S2323; S2324 On November 14, 2003, Globalstar, L. P. requested that the ex parte status of these applications be modified from "restricted" to "permit- but- disclose." See Letter from Counsel, Globalstar, L. P. to Secretary, FCC. Pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 0.261, the request was granted on November 19, 2003. See Grant Stamp, dated November 19, 2003. Page 3 of 3 3