FCC Approves E-8 Move to 77 W

Bill R said:

Plans were to start moving Echostar 8 (at 110) to the 77 degree slot this week. HOWEVER, the FCC has not approved that move yet so it remains at 110. I have not been able to find out what is holding up the approval to move Echostar 8. Has anyone heard or read anything?

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Delay was probably caused by modification request Dish resubmitted in late July. They had cut a deal with Quetzsat to operate it as a US licensed satellite and thought they had approval from Cofetel and had applied for FCC permit with those terms. Subsequently, Cofetel informed Quetzsat that they would lose their concession for 77 if they did not maintain a Mexican licensed satellite at that location. So, then Dish submitted the mod request to change E8 to Mexican license. Should not be a problem since 77 and 129 both are presently operating that way. Just slowed things down a bit.

File Number = SATSTA2008090300164;

Description: EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. requests authority to maintain the EchoStar 8 satellite at 109.8 W.L. as an in-orbit spare for an additional 30 days. Please see attached narrative.

http://licensing.fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=-153224

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File Number = SATSTA2008090300164;

Description: EchoStar Satellite Operating L.L.C. requests authority to maintain the EchoStar 8 satellite at 109.8 W.L. as an in-orbit spare for an additional 30 days. Please see attached narrative.

http://licensing.fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=-153224

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Does the delay in the move to 77W mean additional Eastern Arc markets (like Atlanta) will also be delayed? I am assuming 77W is where the few Atlanta SD only locals will go, and in this case an others that no 77W for now will hold up the EA market launches.

tkrandall said:

Does the delay in the move to 77W mean additional Eastern Arc markets (like Atlanta) will also be delayed? I am assuming 77W is where the few Atlanta SD only locals will go, and in this case an others that no 77W for now will hold up the EA market launches.

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I have no idea, I just figured dish was covering their bums while they wait for approval to do the big move.

This approval is only for moving the satellite. A separate FCC approval is needed for Dish to provide programming from E-8 at 77 W. Here is the FCC website address:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchAttachment?attachment_key=663851

that's good news for the eastern arc.

Also, I noticed the filing also says that E-8 at 77w will use up to all 32 DBS channels to provide DBS service to the United States. I had not heard of potentially all 32 being used for US service.

Good news indeed.

So, is E-8 on the move?

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tkrandall said:

So, is E-8 on the move?

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The latest TLE says no.

any idea what the hold up is?

Echostar 8 appears to be moving east at this time according to the latest TLE.

ECHOSTAR 8
1 27501U 02039A 08263.47353995 -.00000071 00000-0 10000-3 0 2607
2 27501 000.0502 266.2693 0003350 260.9271 252.5580 01.00325023 22306

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Aransay said:

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they moved E6 at 2 degrees per day.

E-8 should be at 77 W sometime during (or shortly before) the first week in October. They still need permission to provide service from that bird to the U.S. but, if everything goes as expected, we should see some channels (locals ?) added to that satellite in October.

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Aransay said:

Bill, do you have any new news about the start of operation in Mexico?

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Aransay,

I haven't heard anything lately. The last RUMOR I heard is "sometime in the fall of 2008". Fall starts Monday so maybe we will hear something soon.

According to the latest TLE, not until March 18th. It is moving painfully slowly.

ECHOSTAR 8
1 27501U 02039A 08264.63741928 -.00000077 00000-0 00000+0 0 2626
2 27501 000.0490 268.9790 0002895 244.9838 326.1897 01.00329804 22314