EchoStar Seeks IB Approval for Relocating EchoStar 15 Satellite
EchoStar is seeking FCC International Bureau permission to relocate EchoStar 15. The move from 45.1 degrees west to 72.6 degrees west would let the satellite provide backup capacity for the Dish Network satellite TV network, EchoStar said in an IB…
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application filed Thursday. No satellites are operating within two degrees of 72.6 degrees west on overlapping telemetry, tracking and control frequencies, the company said. If the special temporary authorization is approved, EchoStar would begin moving the satellite by the end of September and start acting as Dish backup by Nov. 17, it said.