E* Files With FCC to De-orbit E5 Aug. 3rd

[mdonnelly]

"... APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.120, EchoStar
Satellite Operating L.L.C. (“DISH”) requests emergency special temporary authority (“STA”)
for a period of 30 days to (1) de-orbit its EchoStar 5 satellite from its current location at 147.925W.L., and (2) perform telemetry, tracking and command (“TT&C”) functions with EchoStar 5
during the de-orbiting operations. Because managing EchoStar 5’s rapidly depleting propellant
levels is essential to obtaining as high a disposal orbit as possible, DISH requests authority to
begin de-orbiting on August 3, 2009, to allow de-orbit procedures to begin that evening. ..."

FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU

 

[Voyager6]

Looks like E*'s luck with E5 has just about run out. It will now become true space junk.

 

[digiblur]

"... APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.120, EchoStar
Satellite Operating L.L.C. (“DISH”) requests emergency special temporary authority (“STA”)
for a period of 30 days to (1) de-orbit its EchoStar 5 satellite from its current location at 147.925W.L., and (2) perform telemetry, tracking and command (“TT&C”) functions with EchoStar 5
during the de-orbiting operations. Because managing EchoStar 5’s rapidly depleting propellant
levels is essential to obtaining as high a disposal orbit as possible, DISH requests authority to
begin de-orbiting on August 3, 2009, to allow de-orbit procedures to begin that evening. ..."

FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU

Emergency! Guess it had less fuel than they expected now. But I'm surprised it lasted this long.

 

[digiblur]

Only thing really left there is some PI channels and the Billings, MT market, but they are already on a 110 spotbeam.

 

[nelson61]

A little nugget in the filing....... "two more launches in 2009 from Dish and Partners".

Looks like Nimiq 5 and Echostar 14 are both scheduled for this year.

 

[Randall DBS]

Guess they shoulda put some more gas in her before they moved her.

 

[Bobby]

Guess they shoulda put some more gas in her before they moved her.

Maybe they should've hired the Space Shuttle to "fill 'er up."

 

[digiblur]

Maybe they should've hired the Space Shuttle to "fill 'er up."

Little far for the shuttle to go...

 

[Mr Tony]

so does that mean 148 slot is kaput?

Didnt Echo 1 already start moving to a EA location?

 

[digiblur]

so does that mean 148 slot is kaput?

Didnt Echo 1 already start moving to a EA location?

Yep... looks like it's around 102 right now.

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=23754

 

[Randall DBS]

Yea I guess those 4 barrel carbs there putting in these satellites really sucks the fuel lol.

 

[mdonnelly]

Yea I guess those 4 barrel carbs there putting in these satellites really sucks the fuel lol.

Naw - I think the front end was out of alignment. Couldn't just let it coast, they had to keep steering it back onto the road.