Attachment D2 Deorbit Letter 6-

D2 Deorbit Letter 6-

LETTER submitted by DirecTV

Retire Satellite

2011-06-30

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-19950825-00099 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD1995082500099_912793

W WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS ur June 30, 2011 BY HAND DELIVERY Marlene H. Dortch Office of the Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: De—orbiting ofDIRECTY 2 Dear Ms. Dortch: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") hereby confirms that it has successfully de—orbited its DIRECTV 2 space station, which operated most recently pursuant to a Canadian license at the 91° W.L. orbital location. The de—orbiting was completed on May 20, 2007. The final measured orbit of the DIRECTV 2 satellite has an apogee and perigee of 499.3 km and 431.2 km above geosynchronous orbit, respectively. In the course of de—orbiting the satellite, DIRECTV depleted the propellant tanks, discharged the batteries, disconnected the power from the bus, and shut off all payloads and payload heaters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202—730—1350. Sincerely yours, William M. Wiltshire Counselfor DIRECTYVY Enterprises, LLC ce: Robert Nelson Chip Fleming


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