*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\56447.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 Friday April 14, 2006 SAT- 00354 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. S2180 SAT- MOD- 20060410- 00041 E Modification 04/ 10/ 2006 17: 43: 50: 08300 Date Filed: SES Americom, Inc. SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom) requests a modification of its authorization for its AMC- 15 hybrid Ka/ Ku- band satellite currently operating at the 105º W. L. orbital location in the 11.7- 12.2 GHz, 14.0- 14.5 GHz, 18.6- 18.8 GHz, 19.7- 20.2 GHz, 28.4- 28.6 GHz, and 29.5- 30.0 GHz frequency bands to relocate the satellite to the 105.05º W. L. orbital location. SES Americom seeks this modification in order to simplify stationkeeping at this location. S2696 SAT- PPL- 20060330- 00035 E Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List 03/ 30/ 2006 17: 55: 58: 73600 Date Filed: SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd. (SES Gibraltar) has filed a petition for a declaratory ruling to place the Satcom C- 4 satellite on the Permitted Space Station List (Permitted List) once it is transferred to the jurisdiction of Gibraltar. This will allow Satcom C- 4 to provide new C- band fixed satellite- service to the United States from the nominal 105º W. L. orbital location. SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom), the corporate parent of SES Gibraltar, currently operates the Satcom C- 4 space station as an in- orbit spare at the 85º W. L. orbital location. SES Gibraltar has received authority from the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority to operate Satcom C- 4 at the nominal 105 º W. L. orbital location. In connection with SES Gibraltar’s petition, SES Americom has requested special temporary authority from the Commission to drift Satcom C- 4 to the 103.1º W. L. orbital location to prepare for the requested new service, and has requested separate special temporary authority to drift Satcom C- 4 from the 103.1º W. L. orbital location to its operating destination at the 104.95º W. L. orbital location. IBFS File Nos. SAT- STA- 20060302- 00018; SAT- STA- 20060330- 00034. SES Americom has also filed an application to change the orbital location of its AMC- 15 space station from 105º W. L. to 105.05º W. L. to simplify station- keeping between AMC- 15 and Satcom C- 4 at the nominal 105 º W. L. orbital location. IBFS File No. SAT- MOD- 20060410- 00041. Page 1 of 2 1 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. SAT- STA- 20060330- 00034 E Special Temporary Authority 03/ 30/ 2006 17: 50: 18: 82300 Date Filed: SES Americom, Inc. SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom) has filed a request for special temporary authority for a period of up to 60 days to conduct Telemetry, Tracking and Command operations during the relocation of its C- band Satcom C- 4 satellite to the 104.95º W. L. orbital location. In a separate but related application, SES Satellites Gibraltar has filed a petition for a declaratory ruling to place the Satcom C- 4 satellite on the Permitted Space Station List at the 104.95º W. L. orbital location. IBFS File No. SAT- PPL- 20060330- 00035. This request for special temporary authority by SES Americom will relocate the Satcom C- 4 space station in preparation for the operating authority requested by SES Satellites Gibraltar. SAT- STA- 20060404- 00038 E Special Temporary Authority 04/ 04/ 2006 16: 44: 46: 43300 Date Filed: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC has filed an extension request for its Speical Temporary Authority to continue operating its DIRECTV 6 satellite as an in- orbit spare at the 109.5° W. L. orbital location for a total of up to 180 days. Page 2 of 2 2