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Recorded listing of releases and texts 202/4182222.   S-#f\  PCx&P# {+   {+ Report No. SPB53`&(#July 17, 1996  {,   {,   S -L SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION: O APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING  SS-  OxThe applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing.  xThe Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it is  xydetermined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's Rules or its policies. Petitions,  x.oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section 25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted. 47 C.F.R.  25.154.  S-  Sc- Applications Accepted for Filing:  S- EchoStar Satellite Corporation `.(#File No. 139SATSTA96  S- x EchoStar Satellite Corporation has filed a Request for an Extension of Special Temporary Authority to  xcontinue operating the oddnumbered channels (numbers 1 {. ԩ {. 31) of its Direct Broadcast Satellite systems  Ss-at 119- W.L.  S#- Directsat Corporation `.(#File No. 138SATSTA96  S- x Directsat Corporation has filed a Request for Special Temporary Authority to operate the eastern satellite  S-of its Direct Broadcast Satellite systems on channels 232 (evennumbered) at 119- W.L.  S[- EarthWatch, Inc. `k(#File No. 137SATML96  S3 -  xEarthWatch Incorporated has filed an application for modification of its authorization to construct, launch  xand operate a remote sensing satellite system. EarthWatch is authorized to construct, launch and operate  x=a two satellite system and is seeking authority to construct, launch and operate two additional satellites.  xThe additional satellites will be similar to the authorized satellites with certain technical modifications  xwhich include: using a 4.2 MHz channel in the 8025 8400 MHz band for downlink telemetry  xytransmissions; using a 30 KHz channel in the 2025 2110 MHz band for uplink telemetry transmission;  xa 350 MHz bandwidth for the spacetoearth data downlink; and a design life of five years. Construction  xis expected to commence in the fall 1996, completion of construction is scheduled for December 1997,  S'-with launch in January 1998 and operations to begin in February 1998.  S(- X(,,,N*3 !x X  S-GE American Communications, Inc.`(#File No. 135SATMP/ML96 ă  S- xlGE American Communications, Inc. has filed an application seeking modification of the milestone  S- xjschedule for its GE1 satellite. GE Americom requests an extension, until November 1996, to complete construction of the GE1 satellite and an extension until December 1996 to launch GE1.  S- COMSAT General Corporation `.(#File No. 134SATSTA96 ă  xxCOMSAT General Corporation requests an extension of special temporary authority to continue to provide service via the COMSTAR D4 satellite to and from ships in U.S. coastal waters and the Caribbean region.  SH - Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc.`(#File No. 133SATAMEND96 ă  xLHughes Communications Galaxy, Inc. has filed an amendment to its pending application for authority to  S - xoperate the Brasilsat A1 satellite to provide U.S. service. (See File No. 152SATITC95) By this  S - x[amendment, Hughes seeks authority to operate the Brasilsat A1 satellite at 79- W.L. location rather than  S -63- W.L.  S2- GE American Communications, Inc.`.(#File No. 132SATSTA96 ă  xjGE Americom has filed a request for an extension of Special Temporary Authority to continue operating  xits Satcom K1 satellite beyond its tenyear license term. Satcom K1 was placed into service January 29,  S- x1986. GE Americom requested an STA on November 21, 1995 (see File No. 35SATSTA96) {1 , {1  which  x[was unopposed {2 , {2  and is seeking an extension for the maximum statutory period of six months to continue to provide service over Satcom K1, through January 29, 1997.  S- COMSAT General Corporation `(#File Nos. 130SATSTA96  S-  xCOMSAT General Corporation has filed a request for an extension of Special Temporary Authority to continue operating its COMSTAR D4 satellite using the Comsat Maneuver.  S,- GE American Communications, Inc.`.(#File No. 128SATSTA96 ă  xjGE Americom has filed a request for an extension of Special Temporary Authority to continue operating  xOits Satcom K2 satellite beyond its tenyear license term. Satcom K2 was placed into service  S- xDecember19, 1985. GE Americom requested an STA on November 21, 1995 (see File No. 36SATSTA x.96), which was unopposed, and is seeking an extension for the maximum statutory period of six months to continue to provide service over Satcom K2, through December 19, 1996.  S -  S - Loral Space & Communications, Ltd.`(#123/124SATMP96 ă  xLoral Space & Communications, Ltd. has filed applications to modify its Loral 1 and Loral 2 space station  x<authorizations. On May 7, 1996, Loral Space was authorized to construct, launch and operate two satellite  SN$- xspace stations to be located at 79- W.L. and 128- W.L. (See Assignment of Orbital Locations to Space  S(%- xStations in the Domestic Fixed Satellite Service, DA 96713 (May 7, 1996)). Loral Space proposes to  x.modify the mass and power budgets, service area coverage and antenna configuration in order to provide domestic and international services on these satellites. "&, * *("  S- Columbia Communications Corp.`G(#114/115SATAMEND96 ă  xColumbia Communications Corporation has filed amendments to its pending applications for authority to  S8- x/construct, launch and operate communications satellites at 172- E.L. and 47- W.L. (see File Nos. 44 xySATP/LA96 and 3SATP/LA96, respectively). Columbia supplements the applications and requests  xwaivers of the single stage financial standard adopted in its Report and Order in IB Docket No. 9541.  S- xlSee Amendment to the Commission's Regulatory Policies Governing Domestic Fixed Satellites and  S-Separate International Satellite Systems, FCC 9614 (January 22, 1996).  S& -! * * * * * * INFORMATIVE:  S -ESAT, Inc.`;(#File No. 78SATAMEND96 ă  xBy letter dated June 28, 1996, ESAT, Inc. withdrew the referenced amendment, filed February 23, 1996. ESAT had filed the amendment to its Second Round NVNG application, File No. 26SATP/LA95. A FCC