The reason why it was mentioned was because it had to be legally disclosed in the filing for extension to prove to the FCC that everything was done in their power to get the bird up on time. This includes ALL delays that may have occurred even if it didn't effect the current reason why the launch is currently delayed. August 2014 is an important milestone because Directv needed an extension on their waver because it would have expired between then and the now expected December 2014 launch timeline, due to launch vehicle availability delays. The FCC requires you to disclose all delays relevant or not. Lots of legal stuff that you are not aware of that happens outside of public view. Also, they were simply stating that the bird would be available to launch in August of 2014. Once again your reading too much into it. It doesn't say that the delays in 2013 were the cause of why it didn't launch. It clearly says the delays are due to Launch Vehicle availability. They are saying in their filing that they discovered an issue and it was fixed (in 2013) and will be available for delivery to the launch site in August of 2014. They are just making it clear to the FCC that the bird will be available for delivery even though this delay happened back in 2013. The filing clearly states that the bird has been in storage sense December of 2013. There is no arguing that.
That manual can be thrown out. I have seen satellites delivered as late as 10 days before launch and make it up. After all its a manual and doesn't represent what may happen in real world situations.
