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     DA 95-652
                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20554

In the Matter of                       )
     )
AMSC Subsidiary Corporation            )     File Nos.              29-DSS-MP-94
     )                                 49-DSS-AMEND-94
Application for Modification of Construction         )
Permit and License for the AMSC-1 Satellite  )

                          Order And Authorization

     Adopted:   March 29, 1995               Released:April 4, 1995

By the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division:

      1.    AMSC Subsidiary Corporation (AMSC) has applied to modify the milestone
dates for its AMSC-1 satellite.  No comments were filed on this application.  For the reasons
discussed below, AMSC's application, as modified, is granted.

      2.    AMSC was authorized to construct, launch and operate its AMSC-1 satellite in
1989.  The authorization was modified in May 1993.  AMSC's current milestone schedule
for this satellite is:

                         Construction          Launch
                         Completion                                                                

AMSC-1                   April 1994            December 1994

      3.    AMSC seeks an extension of time in which to complete construction and
launch of its AMSC-1 satellite.   AMSC asserts that this extension is necessary because
unanticipated technical problems with the satellite's L-band antenna.  Resolution of the
problems is being hindered by a contractual dispute between the vendor and the manufacturer. 
Although alternatives are being explored, Hughes Aircraft Company, the prime contractor for
construction of AMSC-1, indicated that the construction would be delayed a minimum of five
months.  In turn, the launch was rescheduled for mid-April 1995, to account for the delay in
construction and weather delays at the launch site.  Therefore, AMSC requests extensions of
the authorized milestone dates.  

      4.    Generally, extensions of implementation milestone dates are granted when the
delay in implementation is due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee.  The
circumstances presented by AMSC are consistent with this policy.  AMSC has already
commenced construction of the AMSC-1 satellite, construction is continuing, and the
requested extensions are brief.  Grant of this extension would serve the public interest.

      5.    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on
delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R.  0.261, IT IS ORDERED that Application File Nos. 29-
DSS-MP-94 and 49-DSS-AMEND-94 ARE GRANTED and the milestone schedule as
specified in AMSC Subsidiary Corporation, 8 FCC Rcd 4040 (1993), IS MODIFIED as
follows:

      Construction                             Launch
      Completion                                                              

AMSC-1      February 1995                      April 1995


      6.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order is effective upon adoption. 

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




      Thomas S. Tycz
      Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division
      International Bureau