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December 2004
SPECTRUM SUMMARY 17.7 –
20.2 GHz
BAND
PLAN
FREQUENCY:
17.7 – 18.3 GHz
ALLOCATED USE: Fixed Services
REMARKS: No satellite communications
FREQUENCY:
18.3 - 18.8 GHz
ALLOCATED USE: Geostationary Fixed Satellite Service
REMARKS: The use of the band by the fixed-satellite service (Space-to-Earth) is limited to systems in the geostationary orbit.
FREQUENCY:
18.8 – 19.3 GHz
ALLOCATED USE: Non-geostationary Fixed Satellite Service
REMARKS: The use of the band by the fixed-satellite service (Space-to-Earth) is limited to systems in non-geostationary orbit.
FREQUENCY:
19.3 – 19.7 GHz
ALLOCATED USE: Fixed Service (Terrestrial) and Fixed Satellite Service
REMARKS: The use of this band by the fixed-satellite service (Space-to-Earth) is limited to feeder links for the mobile-satellite service.
FREQUENCY:
19.7 – 20.2 GHz
ALLOCATED USE: Fixed
Satellite Service and
REMARKS: This band is used by both geostationary and non-geostationary satellites but has no terrestrial allocations nationally or internationally.
KNOWN
USERS
The FCC has licensed both geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (NGSO) systems in these bands. The only FCC licensed NGSO system, TELEDESIC, turned in its license last year but the FCC does have additional applicants. The Government operates both GSO and NGSO systems throughout the band 17.8-21.2 GHz.
CURRENT
GEOSTATIONARY LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE USING THIS BAND
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Orbit Location |
Licensee or Other User |
Call Sign |
Frequency Band |
144º W.L. |
Federal Government |
N/A |
17.8-20.2 GHz |
141º W.L. |
Federal Government |
N/A |
17.8-20.2 GHz |
129º W.L. |
Rainbow DBS Company LLC |
S2554 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
127º W.L. |
Federal Government |
N/A |
17.8-20.2 GHz |
123º W.L. |
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. |
S2490 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
121° W.L Echostar Satellite Corporation |
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. |
S2179 |
19.7-19.9 GHz 20.0-20.2 GHz 29.5-29.7 GHz 29.8-30.0 GHz |
121 ° W.L. |
Celsat America Inc. |
S2139 |
18.3-18.8; 28.35-28.6; 29.25-29.5 GHz |
119° W.L. |
Rainbow DBS Company LLC |
S2555 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
115° W.L.
CyberStar Licensee, L.L.C. |
CyberStar Licensee LLC |
S2163 |
18.55-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.5-30.0 GHz |
113° W.L.
VisionStar, Inc.
|
Visionstar Incorporated |
S2210 |
18.3-18.8 GHz 19.7-20.2 GHz 28.35-28.6 GHz 29.25-30.0 GHz |
111° W.L. |
Anik F2 |
S2472 |
19.7-20.2 GHz 29.5-30.0 GHz |
109.2° W.L. |
WB Holdings 1, LLC |
S2211 |
19.7-20.2 GHz; 29.5-30.0 GHz |
109.2° W.L. |
WB Holdings 1, LLC |
S2355 |
18.3-18.8 GHz 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-29.5 GHz |
107° W.L. |
Pegasus Development Corporation |
S2351 |
18.35-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
105° W.L. |
SES Americom, Inc. |
S2180 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
103° W.L. |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. |
S2191 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
101° W.L. |
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC |
S2132 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
99° W.L. |
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. |
S2133 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
97° W.L. |
EchoStar Satellite LLC |
S2499 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
95° W.L. |
NetSat 28 Company, L.L.C. |
S2204 |
19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
93° W.L. |
CyberStar Licensee LLC |
S2198 |
18.55-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.5-30.0 GHz |
89° W.L. |
Intelsat North |
S2205 |
19.7-20.2 GHz; 29.50-30.0 GHz |
87° W.L. |
Pegasus Development Corporation |
S2603 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
85° W.L. |
SES Americom, Inc. |
S2181 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
83° W.L. |
EchoStar Satellite Corporation |
S2178 |
19.7-20.2 GHz; 29.5-30.0 GHz |
77° W.L. |
Rainbow DBS Company LLC |
S2486 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
71º W.L. |
Rainbow DBS Company LLC |
S2488 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
69° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
67° W.L. |
Loral Orion, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) |
S2383 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
65° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
62° W.L. |
Rainbow DBS Company LLC |
S2485 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
60° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
30.4° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
30° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
24° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
15° W.L. |
Loral Orion, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) |
S2219 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
13° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
10° W.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
0° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
44° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8 -20.2 GHz; |
75° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
82° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz |
92° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz; |
110° E.L. |
Federal Government |
|
17.8-20.2 GHz |
126.5° E.L. |
Loral Orion, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) |
S2384 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
139° E.L. |
Loral Orion, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) |
S2218 |
18.3-18.8 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz, 29.25-30.0 GHz |
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This is a list of
nominal orbital locations
where specific Ka-band frequency bands are no longer available for
licensing
because: 1) the FCC has licensed a satellite to operate in those
frequencies at
that location, 2) the FCC has granted market access to a foreign
satellite in
those frequencies at that location or 3) the Federal Government has
authorized
a satellite to operate in those frequencies at that location. Orbital locations that are less than two
degrees away from the orbital locations on this list are also
unavailable at
this time for satellite licensing in these frequency bands.
COMMENTS:
The radio astronomy
community has no protection in these
bands. There is also a distinct possibility that the satellite
community may
eventually have many satellites in these bands. For instance, the
Teledesic
system originally proposed to fly over 900 NGSO satellites using these
bands. A
more realistic number for future systems would be 10-90 satellites per
NGSO
system. The GSO systems are already being launched by both the