Attachment Schedule S Tech Data

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20050822-00165 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2005082200165_450884

 FCC 312                                                                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                       Page 1: General,
 Schedule S                                                                   SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                                   Frequency Bands,
                                                                                  (Technical and Operational Description)                                                              and GSO Orbit

S1. GENERAL INFORMATION Complete for all satellite applications.
a. Space Station or Satellite Network Name:                              e. Estimated Date of Placement into Service:                      i Will the space station(s) operate on a Common Carrier Basis:
  DIRECTV 9S(K)                                                            7/15/2006                                                         N

b. Construction Commencement Date:                                       f. Estimated Lifetime of Satellite(s):                            j. Number of transponders offered on a common carrier basis:
  11/1/2003                                                                 15                                           Years                0

c. Construction Completion Date:                                         g. Total Number of Transponders:                                  k. Total Common Carrier Transponder Bandwidth:
  11/30/2005                                                               2                                                                 0                                            MHz

d1. Est Launch Date Begin:      d2. Est Launch Date End:                 h. Total Transponder Bandwidth (no. transponders x Bandwidth)     l. Orbit Type: Mark all boxes that apply:
 1/1/2006                            6/30/2006                             1000                                          MHz                                GSO                         NGSO
                                                                                                                                                       X

S2. OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS Identify the frequency range and transmit/receive mode for all frequency bands in which this station will oper
                              Also indicate the nature of service(s) for each frequency band.
                      Frequency Band Limits
     Lower Frequency (_Hz)                Upper Frequency (_Hz)           e. T/R Mode                                    f. Nature of Service(s): List all that apply to this band
     a. Numeric       b. Unit             c. Numeric       d. Unit
                      (K/M/G)                              (K/M/G)
28.35                  G           28.6                     G        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
29.25                  G           29.5                     G        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
29.5                   G           30.0                     G        R                         Fixed Satellite Service
18.3                   G           18.8                     G        T                         Fixed Satellite Service
19.7                   G           20.2                     G        T                         Fixed Satellite Service

S3. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY:
a. Nominal Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):            b. Alternate Orbital Longitude (Degrees E/W):                                       c. Reason for orbital location selection:
  101.125 W
Longitudinal Tolerance or E/W Station-Keeping:         f. Inclination Excursion or Range of orbital are in which adequate service can be
                                                       N/S Station-Keeping         provided (Optional):
d. Toward West:                                                                                                    Degrees       E/W
                                0.05 Degrees           Tolerance:
                                                                                        g. Westernmost:
e. Toward East:                 0.05 Degrees                    0.05 Degrees            h. Easternmost:

i. Reason for service are selection (Optional):


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                   Page 2: NGSO Orbits
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)

S4. ORBITAL INFORMATION FOR NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES ONLY
      S4a. Total Number of Satellites in Network or System:                                    S4c. Celestial Reference Body (Earth, Sun, Moon, etc.):
       S4b. Total Number of Orbital Planes in Network or System:                               S4d. Orbit Epoch Date:

For each Orbital Plane Provide:
 (e) Orbital    (f) No. of      (g) Inclination   (h) Orbital   (i) Apogee (km) (j) Perigee (km)   (k) Right Ascension   (l) Argument of      Active Service Arc Range (Degrees)
 Plane No.     Satellites in   Angle (degrees)      Period                                           of the Ascending         Perigee      (m) Begin       (n) End       (o) Other
                   Plane                          (Seconds)                                            Node (Deg.)           (Degrees)       Angle          Angle




S5. INITIAL SATELLITE PHASE ANGLE For each satellite in each orbital plane, provide the intital phase angle.
 (a) Orbital   (b) Satellite     (c) Initial
 Plane No.       Number        Phase Angle
                                (Degrees)




                                                                               NO NGSO DATA FILED


                                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                            Page 3: Service Areas
                                                                SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                       FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S6. SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS for each service area provide:

(a) Service Area   (b) Type of Associated   (c) Service Area Diagram   (d) Service Area Description. Provide list of geographic areas (state postal codes or ITU 3-ltr codes), satellites or Figure No. of
       ID             Station (Earth or        File Name (GXT File)    Service Area Diagram.
                           Space)

LABC               S                                                   Area around Los Angeles, CA
MWBC               S                                                   Area around Minneapolis, MN
TUSCAZ             S                                                   Area around Tuscon, AZ
BOISEID            S                                                   Area around Boise, ID


                                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                              Page 4: Antenna Beams
                                                             SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                    FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S7. SPACE STATION ANTENNA BEAM CHARACTERISTICS For each antenna beam provide:

 (a)    (b)  Isotropic Antenna     (e)       (f)     (g) Min.   (h) Polar- (i) Polarization (j) Service              Transmit                                  Receive
Beam   T/R           Gain        Pointing Rotational Cross-      ization   Alignment Rel.     Area ID        (k)   (l) Effective    (m)      (n)    (o) G/T  (p) Min.     Input Attenuator (dB)
  ID   Mode (c) Peak (d) Edge     Error     Error    Polar Iso- Switch-       Equatorial                   Input      Output        Max.   System    Max.   Saturation
                                (Degrees) (Degrees) lation (dB)   able?    Plane (Degrees)                                                                                (q) Max.     (r) Step
               (dBi)      (dBi)                                                                           Losses    Power (W)      EIRP     Noice Gain Pt. Flux Density
                                                                  (Y/N)                                                                                                     Value         Size
                                                                                                            (dB)                   (dBW)   Temp (k) (db/K)  (dBW/m2)
UL1    R         47.6      46.3       0.08                    27 Y                          LABC                                              3548     12.1        -105           31              1
UL2    R         48.4      47.3       0.08                    27 Y                          BOISEID                                           4266     12.1        -105           31              1
DL1    T         50.1      49.5       0.08                    27 N                          TUSCAZ           3.9           0.36     41.8
DL2    T         52.4      51.6       0.08                    27 N                          MWBC             3.9           0.21     41.8


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                              Page 5: Beam Diagrams
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S8. ANTENNA BEAM DIAGRAMS For each beam pattern provide the reference to the graphic image and numerical data:
     Also provide the power flux density levels in each beam that result from the emission with the highest power flux density.

 (a)    (b)   (c) Co-or  (d) GSO (e) NGSO Antenna Gain        (f) GSO Antenna                     Max. Power Flux Density (dBW/M2/Hz)
Beam   T/R      Cross      Ref.     Contour Description      Gain Contour Data      At Angle of Arrival above horizontal (for emission with highest PFD)
  ID   Mode     Polar     Orbital  (Figure/Table/ Exhibit)        (GXT File)       (g) 5 Deg      (h) 10 Deg      (i) 15 Deg     (j) 20 Deg    (k) 25 Deg
              Mode ("C" Longitude
                or" X") (Deg. E/W)
RB02   T      C               -101                             RB02_C.gxt
BB03   T      C               -101                             BB03_C.gxt
RB04   T      C               -101                             RB04_C.gxt
RB05   T      C               -101                             RB05_C.gxt
RB06   T      C               -101                             RB06_C.gxt
BB07   T      C               -101                             BB07_C.gxt
BB08   T      C               -101                             BB08_C.gxt
BB09   T      C               -101                             BB09_C.gxt
BB10   T      C               -101                             BB10_C.gxt
BB11   T      C               -101                             BB11_C.gxt
CB12   T      C               -101                             CB12_C.gxt
CB13   T      C               -101                             CB13_C.gxt
CB14   T      C               -101                             CB14_C.gxt
CB15   T      C               -101                             CB15_C.gxt
CB16   T      C               -101                             CB16_C.gxt
CB17   T      C               -101                             CB17_C.gxt
CB18   T      C               -101                             CB18_C.gxt
CB19   T      C               -101                             CB19_C.gxt
CB20   T      C               -101                             CB20_C.gxt
BB21   T      C               -101                            BB21_C.gxt
DL1    T      C               -101                     D9S Ka DL Tucson_final.gxt
DL2    T      C               -101                     D9S Ka DL MWBC_final.gxt
BB22   T      C               -101                            BB22_C.gxt
BB23   T      C               -101                            BB23_C.gxt
BB24   T      C               -101                            BB24_C.gxt
RB25   T      C               -101                            RB25_C.gxt
RB26   T      C               -101                           RB26_C.GXT
UL1    R      C               -101                      D9S Ka UL LABC_final.gxt


UL2   R   C   -101   D9S Ka UL BOIS_final.gxt


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                     Page 6: Channels and
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                                  Transponders
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S9. SPACE STATION CHANNELS For each frequency channel provide:           S10. SPACE STATION TRANSPONDERS For each transponder provide:
  (a)   (B) Assigned    (c)      (d) Center        (e)         (f) TTC       (a)         (b)            Receive Band            Transmit Band
Channel Bandwidth      T/R      Frequency     Polarization   or Comm     Transponder Transponder   (c) Channel   (d) Beam   (e) Channel   (f) Beam ID
  No.       (kHz)      Mode        (MHz)      (H, V, L, R)   Channel          ID       Gain (dB)        No.          ID          No.
                                                              (T or C)

RL001        250000 R         28475           L              C           BH001               107 RL001           UL1        TR002         DL1
RR001        250000 R         28475           R              C           BH002               107 RR001           UL1        TL002         DL2
RL002        250000    R      29375           L              C           BH003               107   RL002         UL1        TR001         DL1
RR002        250000    R      29375           R              C           BH004               107   RR002         UL1        TL001         DL2
RL003        500000    R      29750           L              C           BH005               107   RL003         UL2        TR003         DL1
RR003        500000    R      29750           R              C           BH006               107   RR003         UL2        TL003         DL2
TL002        250000    T      18675           L              C
TR002        250000    T      18675           R              C
TL003        500000    T      19950           L              C
TR003        500000    T      19950           R              C
CMD            1000    R      17795           R              T
TLM1           1000    T      12695.5         R              T
TLM2           1000    T      12696.5         R              T
TL001        250000    T      18425           L              C
TR001        250000    T      18425           R              C


                                                                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 7: Digital Modulation
                                                                   SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                          FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S11. DIGITAL MODULATION PARAMETERS For each digital emission provide:
 (a) Digital   (b) Emission   (c) Assigned   (d) No. of       (e)Uncoded   (f) FEC Error   (g) CDMA     (h) Total C/N (i) Single Entry
  Mod. ID       Designator     Bandwidth      Phases           Data Rate     Correction    Processing   Performance C/I Objective
                                  (kHz)                          (kbps)     Coding Rate     Gain (dB)   Objective (dB)       (dB)

BSS1           24M0G7W              24000                 4       30320           0.758                           6.8              20
BSS2           36M0G7W              36000                 4       45.48           0.758                           6.8              20
BSS3           54M0G7W              54000                 4        68.22          0.758                           6.8              20


                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                       Page 8: Analog Modulation
                                                           SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                  FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S12. ANALOG MODULATION PARAMETERS For each analog emission provide:
  (a)   (b) Emission      (c)      (d) Signal       (e)                      Multi-channel Telephony             (j) Video (k) Video    (l) Video   (m) SCPC/FM (n) Total C/N    (o) Single
Analog   Designator    Assigned       Type      Channels                                                         Standard    Noise-        and       Compander,    Performance    Entry C/I
                                                                (f) Ave.     (g) Bottom      (h) Top   (i) RMS
Mod. ID                Bandwidth                per Carrier                                                       NTSC,    Weighting   SCPC/FM      Preemphasis,    Objective    Objective
                                                              Companded      Baseband      Baseband Modulation
                         (kHz)                                                                                   PAL, etc.    (dB)     Modulation     and Noise        (dB)         (dB)
                                                              Talker Level   Freq. (MHz)   Freq. (MHz)   Index
                                                                                                                                           Index    Weighting (dB)
                                                                (dBm0)
CMD    1M00F9D              1000                          1                                                                                                                 10           28
TLM    1M00F9D              1000                          1                                                                                                                 10           28


                                                                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                                  Page 9: Typical Emissions
                                                               SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                      FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S13. TYPICAL EMISSIONS For each planned type of emission provide:
     Associated                Modulation ID        (e) Carriers (f) Carrier   (g)Noise Budget    (h) Energy   Receive Band (Assoc. Transmit Stn)             Transmit Band (This Space Station)
Transponder ID Range                                    per       Spacing      Reference (Table    Dispersal
                        (c) Digital    (d) Analog                                                              (i)Assoc.    Assoc. Station Transmit         EIRP (dBW)            (n) Max.  (o)Assoc.
                                                    Transponder     (kHz)            No.)         Bandwidth
                          (Table      (Table S12)                                                              Stn. Max.        Power (dBW)                                      Power Flux     Stn
 (a) Start    (b) End                                                                                (kHz)
                           S11)                                                                                Antenna                                                             Density  Rec. G/T
                                                                                                               Gain (dBi)    (j) Min.        (k) Max.    (l) Min.    (m) Max.   (dBW/m2/Hz)   (dB/K)
BH001        BH004      BSS1                                   8      30000                                         58.5                19          19      50.8         50.8          -134        32.9
BH001        BH004      BSS2                                   6      40000                                         66.8          14.3            14.3      49.6         49.6          -136          41
BH001        BH004      BSS3                                   4      60000                                         66.8          15.2            15.2      47.8         47.8          -138          41
BH005        BH006      BSS1                                  16      30000                                         58.5            19              19      50.8         50.8          -134        32.9
BH005        BH006      BSS2                                  12      40000                                         66.8          14.3            14.3      49.6         49.6          -136          41
BH005        BH006      BSS3                                   8      60000                                         66.8          15.2            15.2      47.8         47.8          -138          41


                                                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                                            Page 10: TT and C
                                                         SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)
S14. Is the space station(s) controlled and monitored remotely? If Yes, provide the location and telephone number of the TT and C control point(s):   Yes

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 1600 Forbes Way
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Long Beach                                 Los Angeles                                      CA                       90810
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 310-525-5590

Remote Control (TT C) Location(s):
S14a: Street Address:
 33E Telegraph Rd.
S14b. City:                                S14c. County:                                   S14d. State/Country      S14e. Zip Code:
 Fillmore                                   Ventura                                          CA                       93015
S14f. Telephone Number:                                    S14g. Call Sign of Control Station (if appropriate):
 805-524-4444


                                                                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                             Page 11:
                                                                       SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS                                          Characteristics and
                                                              FCC Form 312 - Schedule S: (Technical and Operational Description)                       Certifications

 S15. SPACECRAFT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
S15a: Mass of spacecraft without fuel (kg):                          Spacecraft Dimensions                 Probability of Survival to
 2364                                                                      (meters)                         End of Life (0.0 - 1.0)
S15b. Mass of fuel and disposables at launch (kg):
  3140
S15c. Mass of spacecraft and fuel at launch (kg):                  S15f. Length (m):                      S15i. Payload:
  5685                                                              31.3                                   0.85
S15d. Mass of fuel, in orbit, at beginning of life (kg):           S15g. Width (m):                       S15j. Bus:
  984                                                               12.1                                   0.84
S15e. Deployed Area of Solar Array (square meters):                S15h. Height (m):                      S15k. Total:
  59.6                                                              7.5                                    0.73


            S16. SPACECRAFT ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
                 Spacecraft  Electrical Power (Watts) At Electrical Power (Watts) At
                 Subsystem        Beginning of Life               End of Life
                                           At Equinox         At Solstice         At Equinox         At Solstice
            Payload (Watts):             (a):               (f):                (k):               (p):
                                                7581               7581                7581               7581
            Bus (Watts):                 (b):               (g):                (l):               (q):
                                                2845               1788                2845               1788
            Total (Watts):               (c):               (h):                (m):               (r):
                                                10696              9639                10696              9639
            Solar Array (Watts):         (d):               (i):                (n):               (s):
                                                12710              11442               11820              10641
            Depth of Battery             (e)                (j)                 (o)                (t)
            Discharge (%):
                                                80      %          0        %          80      %          0        %


S17. CERTIFICATIONS:
a. Are the power flux density limits of § 25.208 met?:                                                                                  YES   NO   X    N/A
b. Are the appropriate service area coverage requirements of § 25.143(b)(ii) and (iii), or § 25.145(c)(1) and (2) met?                  YES   NO   X    N/A
c. Are the frequency tolerances of § 25.202(e) and the out-of-band emission limits of § 25.202(f)(1), (2) and (3) met?
                                                                                                                  X YES               NO            N/A
  In addition to the information required in this Form, the space station applicant is required to provide all the information specified in Section 25.114 of the
                                                             Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R § 25.114.



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