The FCC Satellite Division granted DirecTV’s application to...

The FCC Satellite Division granted DirecTV’s application to modify its authorization to operate the DirecTV RB-2A satellite at 102.765 degrees west, it said in public notice (http://bit.ly/1sMycNP). It granted SES permission to modify its authorization for the AMC-2 satellite at 80.85 degrees west. SES plans to reorient the satellite away from South America and toward North America, said the bureau. In a separate application, Intelsat requested permission to launch and operate Intelsat 31, a C- and Ku-band satellite, at 95.05 degrees west. The satellite is scheduled for a 2015 launch and will be collocated with another new satellite, Intelsat said (http://bit.ly/R9Pcj5).