S2693 SAT- RPL- 20060119- 00005 E
Effective Date: 11/ 16/ 2006 Grant of Authority
Replacement Satellite Application (no new frequency)
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
Nature of Service: Other
On November 16, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, subject to conditions, the remaining portion of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC's
(DIRECTV) application to construct, launch, and operate a direct broadcast satellite, DIRECTV 13 (Call Sign: S2693), at the 110°
W. L. nominal orbital location. This satellite will replace the DIRECTV 5 satellite. Portions of the application pertaining to operation
in the 36 MHz and 82 MHz wideband modes and launch of a payload capable of operating on even- numbered channels 2- 26 were
previously dismissed without prejudice to refiling. Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized to construct, launch, and operate the
DIRECTV 13 DBS space station at the 109.8° W. L. orbital location with feeder links (Earth- to- space) in the 17.3- 17.8 GHz band on
DBS channels 28, 30, and 32, and service links (space- to- Earth) in the 12.2- 12.7 GHz band on DBS channels 28, 30, and 32. In
addition, the Satellite Division granted DIRECTV's request for waiver of the requirement to provide the location of the telemetry,
tracking, and control (TT& C) earth stations associated with the DIRECTV 13 space station, with the condition that DIRECTV must
provide the information prior to launch of the DIRECTV 13 satellite.
Full PDF here:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-2322A1.pdf
Effective Date: 11/ 16/ 2006 Grant of Authority
Replacement Satellite Application (no new frequency)
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC
Nature of Service: Other
On November 16, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, subject to conditions, the remaining portion of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC's
(DIRECTV) application to construct, launch, and operate a direct broadcast satellite, DIRECTV 13 (Call Sign: S2693), at the 110°
W. L. nominal orbital location. This satellite will replace the DIRECTV 5 satellite. Portions of the application pertaining to operation
in the 36 MHz and 82 MHz wideband modes and launch of a payload capable of operating on even- numbered channels 2- 26 were
previously dismissed without prejudice to refiling. Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized to construct, launch, and operate the
DIRECTV 13 DBS space station at the 109.8° W. L. orbital location with feeder links (Earth- to- space) in the 17.3- 17.8 GHz band on
DBS channels 28, 30, and 32, and service links (space- to- Earth) in the 12.2- 12.7 GHz band on DBS channels 28, 30, and 32. In
addition, the Satellite Division granted DIRECTV's request for waiver of the requirement to provide the location of the telemetry,
tracking, and control (TT& C) earth stations associated with the DIRECTV 13 space station, with the condition that DIRECTV must
provide the information prior to launch of the DIRECTV 13 satellite.
Full PDF here:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-2322A1.pdf