Attachment 20130930124656.pdf

20130930124656.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB/FCC

Grant

2013-09-27

This document pretains to SES-STA-20130701-00561 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES—STA—20130701—00561 1B2013001412 E080185 Sirius XM Radio Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for Special Temporary Authority To Provide IOT, Performance Testing, and TT&C Services for the FM—6 Satellite Using Vernon, NJ Earth Station EQO80185 1. Applicant Name: Sirius XM Radio Inc. Phone Number: 202−380−1383 DBA Name: Fax Number: > 202−380−,4981 Street: 1221 Avenue of the Americas E—Mail: james.blitz@siriusxm.com 36th Floor City: New York State: NY Country: USA Zipcode: 10020 o Attention: James S. Blitz KB sheas usfh, tevreo9seak / domps 5es 570—20730 yo,.005e, E8O(Fomminm offepf2er3

Applicant: Sirius XM Radio Inc. File No.: SES—STA—20130701—00561 Call Sign: E080185 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Sirius XM Radio Inc. is granted STA, under the following conditions, for 180 days to use its earth station in Vernon, New Jersey to conduct in—orbit testing (IOT) services to FM—6 satellite (Call Sign $2812) at orbit location 120.50° W.L. 1. Uplink to FM—6 on: 7051.5 —7052.5 MHz and 7055.5 — 7056.5 MHz (command), 7060.0 — 7072.5 MHz. Downlink from: 2320.0—2332.5 MHz (service transmissions and telemetry). Sirius XM Radio Inc. will not exceed the previously—coordinated parameters during the proposed testing and will not cause harmful interference to the operations of any other spacecraft and authorized terrestrial operations. Sirius XM Radio will cease transmissions promptly in the event any harmful interference is caused by such operations. Sirius XM Radio must immediately terminate transmissions and notify the FCC in writing. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Sirius XM Radio Inc.‘s own risk. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. al 5 136 doys Loh condt cec3 ; 5es —57n—20(30 70.005E] EoSOS 097 [97/;fzb(3 lo[u(am@ MCRlao 4 hhzi)bZ

Sirius XM Radio Inc. Request for Special Temporary Authority to Provide IOT, Performance Testing Services, and TT&C for the FM—6 Satellite Using Vernon, New Jersey Earth Station, Call Sign E080185 Sirius XM Radio Inc. ("Sirius XM") herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for 180 days, commencing 12 days after launch of the FM—6 satellite (call sign $2812), to use the S— and X—band antennas on its Vernon, New Jersey earth station (call sign E080185) to conduct in orbit testing ("IOT") and performance testing of the FM—6 satellite at the 120.5° W.L. orbital location and to perform TT&C of the satellite at this orbital location. Sirius XM expects to launch the FM—6 satellite on August 14, 2013 and will notify the FCC of changes in this launch date that may affect the timing of the authority requested. Sirius XM will conduct IOT, performance testing, and TT&C operations for FM—6 in the satellite‘s authorized frequency bands. More specifically, the Vernon, New Jersey earth station will use the following frequencies: 7051.5 —7052.5 MHz and 7055.5 — 7056.5 MHz (command) 2320.0—2332.5 MHz (service transmissions and telemetry) 7060.0 —7072.5 MHz (uplink) Grant of this STA will serve the public interest by ensuring the provision of continued quality satellite radio services to customers. As the Commission is aware, the FM—6 satellite, a geostationary orbit ("GSO") satellite, will be used in conjunction with Sirius XM‘s FM—5 satellite (call sign $2710) to eventually replace Sirius XM‘s current non— geostationary satellite orbit ("NGSO") constellation (call sign $2105) launched in 2000.‘ The performance testing of FM—6 at 120.5° W.L. will include a series of tests to confirm the signal quality and service availability of this GSO satellite. Also, Sirius XM will test current and future subscriber receivers. Moreover, grant of this request will not cause harmful interference to other satellite operators. Sirius XM won exclusive satellite rights to the 2320.0 —2332.5 MHz S—band spectrum at auction and will coordinate internally its IOT, performance testing, and TT&C operations with its other in—orbit satellites. No other satellite operators will be affected by Sirius XM‘s use of these frequencies. Similarly, grant of this request will not cause harmful interference to existing or proposed terrestrial facilities operating in the 7 GHz X—band. As shown in the attached Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Reports prepared by Comsearch, Sirius XM has coordinated its proposed use of its Vernon, New Jersey earth stations with all existing or proposed terrestrial facilities operating in the shared 7 GHz frequency band, including national licensees. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference should occur 1 Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—00805, DA 11—1498, File No. SAT—MOD—20110525—00099 (Sept. 2, 2011).

due to transmissions to or from its earth stations, Sirius XM will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the interference. In light of the above, Sirius XM respectfully requests Commission approval of this STA request.

2. Contact Name: Jennifer D. Hindin Phone Number: 202—719—4975 Company: Wiley Rein LLP Fax Number: 202—719—7049 Street: 1776 K Street, NW E—Mail: jhindin@wileyrein.com City: Washington v State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20006 — Attention: Jennifer D. Hindin Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). «4 Governmental Entity C3 Noncommercial educational licensee «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request £24 Use Prior to Grant «4 Change Station Location «) Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 7. CityVernon 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 41 12 45.0 N

9. State NJ 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 74 29 39.0 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Freq. Coordination Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Sirius XM Radio Inc. requests special temporary authority for 180 days for its Vernon, New Jersey earth station (call sign EO080185) to conduct in orbit testing, performance testing and TT&C of the FM—6 satellite at 120.5 W.L. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes QNO subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession ordistribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing James S. Blitz V.P., Regulatory Counsel WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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