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| 1.0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF KEY EVENTS THIS QUARTER |
| 1.1 OVERVIEW
OF MEASUREMENTS |
| 1.2
OVERVIEW OF FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE (FSS) ACTIVITIES |
| •
Amazonas 2 – application for Permitted Space Station List |
| •
AMC 4R – planned launch date |
| •
AMC 5R – planned launch date changed |
| • AMC 9
– IP-Prime to shut down |
| • Galaxy
4R – request to de-orbit |
| • Galaxy
12 – granted authorization to relocate to 122.9W |
| • Galaxy
19 – placed into service at 97W |
| • Galaxy
25 – relocated to 93.1W, restores lost capacity |
| • Galaxy
26 – authorization granted to relocate to 50.75E |
| •
SBS 6 – authorization granted to de-orbit |
| •
Star One C5 – application for Permitted Space Station List |
| 1.3
OVERVIEW OF BROADCASTING SATELLITE SERVICE (BSS) ACTIVITIES |
| •
Ciel 2 – in service at 129W |
| •
DirecTV 1 – authorization granted to de-orbit |
| • DirecTV
RB-2 – FCC reinstates orbital location |
| • DirecTV
RB-5 – application withdrawn |
| • EchoStar
1 – request to relocate to 77W |
| • EchoStar
2 – drifting east |
| • EchoStar
5 – authorization to relocate to 148W |
| •
EchoStar 86.5W – completion of critical design review |
| • QuetzSat
1 – joint finance by EchoStar and SES |
| • Spectrum
1A and 1B – milestones |
| •
Spectrum Five BSSNET119W – application to operate at 118.8W |
| 1.4
OCCASIONAL VIDEO |
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2.0 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
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| 2.2
GEOSTATIONARY FSS SATELLITES |
| 2.3
PLANNED SATELLITES |
| 2.4 SIDE
CARRIERS |
| 2.5
COMPRESSED DIGITAL VIDEO |
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3.0 PLANNED VIDEO CHANNELS
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4.0 U.S. DOMESTIC GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERVICES (FSS)
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| 4.1
INTRODUCTION |
| 4.2 VIDEO
SERVICES |
| 4.3
VOICE & DIGITAL SERVICES |
| 4.3.1
Two-Way Satellite Internet |
| 4.4
INVENTORY |
| 4.5 FAILURES |
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5.0 OVERVIEW OF U.S. DOMESTIC FSS SATELLITES
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| 5.1
INTRODUCTION |
| 5.2
TOTAL CAPACITY |
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6.0 U.S. DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE VIDEO SERVICES
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| 6.1 SERVICE
PROVIDERS |
| 6.1.1
DirecTV |
| 6.1.2
EchoStar (Dish Network) |
| 6.2
INDIVIDUAL SATELLITES |
| 6.3
TRANSPONDER LICENSES |
| 6.3.1
61.5W – EchoStar 3 & 12 |
| 6.3.2
72.6W – DirecTV 1R & EchoStar 6 |
| 6.3.3
77W – EchoStar 4 & 8 |
| 6.3.4 82W
– DirecTV 3 |
| 6.3.5 85W
– AMC 16 |
| 6.3.6
91.1W – DirecTV 1 (leased to Telesat) |
| 6.3.7
101W – DirecTV 4S, 8 and 9S |
| 6.3.8 105W
– AMC 15 |
| 6.3.9 110W
– DirecTV 5 |
| 6.3.10
110W – EchoStar 10 and 11 |
| 6.3.11
118.7W – Anik F3 |
| 6.3.12
119W – DirecTV 7S & EchoStar 7 |
| 6.3.13
121 – EchoStar 9 |
| 6.3.14 129W
– EchoStar 5 |
| 6.3.15 148W
– EchoStar 1 |
| 6.3.16 157W
– EchoStar (unoccupied) |
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7.0 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN SERVICES FROM CANADA AND MEXICO
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| 7.1
THE CANADIAN SATELLITES |
| 7.1.1
Canadian C-Band |
| 7.1.2
Canadian FSS Ku-Band |
| 7.2
CANADIAN DIRECT-TO-HOME SERVICES AT KU-BAND |
| 7.3
MEXICAN SATELLITES |
| 7.3.1
Mexican FCC Transponders |
| 7.3.2
Mexican Direct Broadcast Satellite |
| 7.4
OTHER SERVICES TO THE AMERICAS |
| 7.4.1 Galaxy
Latin America |
| 7.4.2
AMC-8/Aurora III |
| 7.4.3
Horizons-1 |
| 7.5 OTHER
SATELLITES |
| 7.6
SUMMARY |
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8.0 HISTORICAL SATELLITE TRANSPONDER LOADING
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| 8.1 C AND
KU-BAND FSS SATELLITES, HISTORICAL TRANSPONDER LOADING |
| 8.1.1
AMC 6 at 72W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.2
AMC 6 at 72W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.3
Unoccupied at 74W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.4
Horizons 2 at 74W, Ku-Band, Intelsat/JSAT |
| 8.1.5
Galaxy 4R (Inc. 2.2) at 76.9W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.6
Galaxy 4R (Inc. 2.2) at 76.9W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.7 Satcom
C3 (Inc. 4) at 79W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.8
AMC 5 at 79W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.9 Galaxy
9 (inverted to cover Argentina) at 81W, C-Band,
Intelsat/AR-SAT |
| 8.1.10 SBS 6
(Inc. 1.3) at 81W, Ku-Band, Intelsat/AR-SAT |
| 8.1.11 AMC 9
at 83W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.12 AMC 9
at 83W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.13
Unoccupied at 85W, C-Band, License Unassigned |
| 8.1.14
AMC 16 at 85W, Ku-Band, SES Americom (EchoStar Lease) |
| 8.1.15 AMC 3
at 87W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.16 AMC 3
at 87W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.17
Galaxy 28 at 89W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.18
Galaxy 28 at 89W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.19
Galaxy 17 at 91W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.20
Galaxy 17 at 91W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.21
Galaxy 25 & 26 at 93W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.22
Galaxy 25 & 26 at 93W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.23
Galaxy 3C at 95W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.24
Galaxy 3C at 95W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.25
Galaxy 19 at 97W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.26
Galaxy 19 at 97W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.27
Galaxy 16 at 99W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.28
Galaxy 16 at 99W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.29 AMC 2
& 4 at 101W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.30 AMC 2
& 4 at 101W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.31 AMC 1
at 103W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.32 AMC 1
at 103W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.33 AMC
18 at 105W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.34
AMC 15 at 105W, Ku-Band, SES Americom (EchoStar Lease) |
| 8.1.35 Anik
F1 & F1R at 107.3W, C-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.36 Anik
F1 & F1R at 107.3W, Ku-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.37
Unoccupied at 109.2W, C-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.38
Unoccupied at 109.2W, Ku-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.39 Anik
F2 at 111.1W, C-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.40 Anik
F2 at 111.1W, Ku-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.41
Satmex 6 at 113W, C-Band, SatMex |
| 8.1.42
Satmex 6 at 113W, Ku-Band, SatMex |
| 8.1.43
Satmex 5 at 116.8W, C-Band, SatMex |
| 8.1.44
Satmex 5 at 116.8W, Ku-Band, SatMex |
| 8.1.45 Anik
F3 at 118.7W, C-Band, Telesat |
| 8.1.46 Anik
F3 at 118.7W, Ku-Band, Telesat (EchoStar Lease) |
| 8.1.47
Galaxy 23 at 121W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.48
EchoStar 9 at 121W, Ku-Band, EchoStar (FSS) |
| 8.1.49
Galaxy 12 & 18 at 123W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.50
Galaxy 18 at 123W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.51
Galaxy 14 at 125W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.52 AMC
21 at 124.9W, Ku-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.53
Galaxy 13 at 127W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.54
Horizons 1 at 127W, Ku-Band, Intelsat/JSAT |
| 8.1.55
Galaxy 27 at 129W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.56
Galaxy 27 at 129W, Ku-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.57 AMC
11 at 131W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.58
Galaxy 15 at 133W, C-Band, Intelsat |
| 8.1.59 AMC
10 at 135W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.60 AMC 7
at 137W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.1.61
AMC 8/Aurora 3* at 139W, C-Band, SES Americom |
| 8.2
KU-BAND BSS SATELLITES, HISTORICAL TRANSPONDER LOADING |
| 8.2.1
EchoStar 3 & 12 at 61.5W, Ku (BSS), EchoStar |
| 8.2.2
DirecTV 1R at 72.6W, Ku (BSS), Leased to DirecTV |
| 8.2.3
EchoStar 6 at 72.6W, Ku (BSS), Leased to EchoStar |
| 8.2.4
EchoStar 4 & 8 at 77W, Ku (BSS), EchoStar |
| 8.2.5
Nimiq 4 & DirecTV 3 at 82W, Ku (BSS), Telesat |
| 8.2.6 DBS 1,
Nimiq 1 & 2 at 91.2W, Ku (BSS), Telesat |
| 8.2.7
DirecTV 4S, 8 & 9S at 101W, Ku (BSS), DirecTV |
| 8.2.8
DirecTV 5 at 110W, Ku (BSS), DirecTV |
| 8.2.9
EchoStar 10 & 11 at 110W, Ku (BSS), EchoStar |
| 8.2.10
DirecTV 7S at 119W, Ku (BSS), DirecTV |
| 8.2.11
EchoStar 7 at 119W, Ku (BSS), EchoStar |
| 8.2.12 Ciel
2 at 129W, Ku (BSS), Leased to EchoStar |
| 8.2.13
EchoStar 1 at 148W, Ku (BSS), EchoStar |
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9.0 DATA COLLECTION
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| 9.1
METHODOLOGY OF TRACKING TRANSPONDERS |
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10.0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THIS REPORT
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