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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 


 Friday  March  18,  2005  SAT-  00279  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.  Consideration  of  each  satellite  application  in  this  Public  Notice  may  depend  on  the  Commission's  action  on  another  satellite  application  earlier  in  the  queue.  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. 


 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 S2666  SAT-  LOA-  20050311-  00061  E 
 Launch  and  Operating  Authority 
 03/  11/  2005  17:  51:  19:  12300  Date  Filed: 
 AfriSpace,  Inc. 


 AfriSpace,  Inc.  has  filed  an  application  to  launch  and  operate  the  AfriStar-  2  satellite  and  to  co-  locate  it  at  21º  E.  L.  with  its  AfriStar-  1 
 satellite.  The  AfriStar-  2  satellite  will  operate  in  the  7025-  7075  MHz  and  1452-  1492  MHz  frequency  bands.  AfriSpace  proposes  to 
 launch  the  satellite  in  2006. 


 Afrispace  filed  the  application  as  a  satellite  replacement  application.  Afrispace  included  a  request  for  waiver  of  the  Commission’s  bond 
 and  milestone  requirements  in  the  event  the  Commission  determined  that  this  application  was  not  a  replacement  application.  The 
 initial  file  number,  SAT-  RPL-  20050311-  00061,  has  been  changed  to  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20050311-  00061.  This  change  in  designation 
 (from  RPL  to  LOA)  is  without  prejudice  to  the  determination  of  its  replacement  status  or  waiver  request.  In  addition  to  the  bond  and 
 milestone  waiver,  Afrispace  requests  a  waiver  of  Section  25.210(  c)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  47  CFR  §  25.210(  c),  regarding  attenuator 
 values  and  a  waiver  of  the  "same  coverage  area"  portion  of  the  FCC's  definition  of  "replacement  satellite"  in  Section  25.165(  e)(  1)  of 
 the  Commission's  rules,  47  CFR  §  25.165(  e)(  1),  to  the  extent  necessary. 


 Please  note:  All  correspondence  regarding  this  application  should  reference  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20050311-  00061. 


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