The FCC International Bureau granted special temporary authority to EchoStar...
The FCC International Bureau granted special temporary authority to EchoStar Holding Purchasing Corp. to conduct tracking, telemetry and command operations for the EchoStar 6, EchoStar 15 and EchoStar 16 satellites. The bureau granted an STA for 60 days to do…
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tracking, telemetry and command operations for EchoStar 16 during in-orbit testing at 67.1 degrees west and during the drift of the satellite to its authorized location of 61.5 degrees west using frequencies, including 17.307 GHz and 17.7955 GHz, the bureau said in a public notice (http://xrl.us/bn334j). It granted a 60-day STA to do feeder-link operations with EchoStar 15 at 44.9 degrees west on all frequencies now authorized under earth station call sign E080007, it said. Intelsat got an STA for 30 days to conduct certain operations while raising and maneuvering the EchoStar 16 to 67.1 degrees west using 17.307 GHz and 17.7955 GHz and other frequencies, the notice said.