DirecTV Seeks to Temporarily Relocate T15 Satellite
DirecTV wants to temporarily move its T15 satellite from 102.75 degrees west to 100.85 degrees west and operate it there. In an International Bureau filing Friday, it said it wants approval to start the 30-day drift effective Sept. 4, and…
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the relocation is to fill a temporary need for more Ku-band DBS capacity at the nominal 101 degrees west orbital location. It said it plans to file a separate special temporary authority request to relocate T8, currently at 100.85 degrees west, to 100.75 degree west once traffic is transferred from T8 to T15 and to file an additional, 180-day STA request to operate T15 at 100.85 degrees until it returns to its permanently licensed orbital slot.