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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  July  7,  2006  SAT-  00374  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. 
 S2704  SAT-  STA-  20060628-  00071  E 
 Special  Temporary  Authority 
 06/  28/  2006  14:  12:  24:  11300  Date  Filed: 
 PanAmSat  Licensee  Corp. 


 On  June  28,  2006,  PanAmSat  Licensee  Corp.  filed  an  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  to  operate  the  Ku-  band 
 payload  on  its  PAS-  9  space  station  for  180  days  at  the  26.15°  E.  L.  orbital  location.  PanAmSat  previously  filed  a  request  for  STA  to 
 operate  PAS-  9  at  that  location  for  a  period  of  30  days.  (See  File  No.  SAT-  STA-  20060627-  00070).  PanAmSat  requests  both  STAs  so 
 that  the  Arab  Satellite  Communications  Organization  (Arabsat),  which  is  leasing  capacity  on  PAS-  9  from  PanAmSat,  will  be  able  to  use 
 the  Ku-  band  transponders  on  PAS-  9  to  maintain  continuity  of  service  until  a  new  satellite  becomes  operational  as  a  replacement. 
 Arabsat’s  replacement  satellite  is  not  scheduled  to  be  launched  until  December  2006.  Accordingly,  and  to  ensure  that  Arabsat  has  the 
 time  it  needs,  PanAmSat  requests  this  180-  day  STA  in  addition  to  its  earlier,  pending  request  for  STA  for  30  days. 


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