Public Notice SAT00987

Action Taken Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

2013-12-20

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 13-2438 Report No. SAT-00987 Friday December 20, 2013 Policy Branch Information Actions Taken The FCC's Website and all Electronic Filing Systems, except for the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS), will be unavailable because of maintenance activities from 8:00 p.m. (EST) Friday, December 20 until 6:00 a.m. (EST) Sunday, December 22. We apologize for any inconvenience. * * * * * * * * * * The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except where an effective date is specified. SAT-LOA-20090227-00029 E S2787 Intelsat License LLC Launch and Operating Authority Granted in Part / Denied in Part Effective Date: 12/16/2013 Nature of Service: Direct to Home Fixed Satellite, Fixed Satellite Service On December 16, 2013, the Satellite Division granted in part, with conditions, and denied in part, the application of Intelsat License LLC (formerly Intelsat North America LLC) to construct, launch, and operate a satellite, Galaxy KA, at the 89.1° W.L. orbit location. The Satellite Division authorized Intelsat to provide Fixed-Satellite Service, including Direct-to-Home services, at 89.1° W.L. using the 18.3-18.8 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 28.35-28.6 GHz (Earth-to-space), 29.25-29.50 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands on a primary basis to North and South America. The Satellite Division also authorized Intelsat to conduct telemetry, tracking and command operations in the 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) and 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands at 89.1° W.L. Intelsat's request for a waiver of Section 25.202(g) of the Commission's rules to allow Intelsat to use the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands for transfer and emergency telemetry, tracking and command operations was denied. Page 1 of 3

SAT-LOI-20130315-00031 E S2894 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/12/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 12, 2013, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of ViaSat, Inc. to access the U.S. market using a proposed Ka-band geostationary orbit space station, VIASAT-3, which will operate under the authority of the United Kingdom at the 79.3° W.L. orbital location. ViaSat is granted access to the U.S. market to provide Fixed-Satellite Service from the 79.3° W.L. orbital location using the 18.3-18.8 GHz and 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 28.35-28.6 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands on a primary basis; the 28.1-28.35 GHz and 28.6-29.1 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands on a secondary basis; and the 18.8-19.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band on a non-conforming basis. VIASAT-3 will use the following center frequencies for telemetry, tracking, and command operations for VIASAT-3 at 79.3° W.L.: 29500.5 MHz, 29503 MHz and 29999 MHz (Earth-to-space); and 19701 MHz, 19703 MHz and 20199 MHz (space-to-Earth). SAT-LOI-20130319-00040 E S2902 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/12/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 12, 2013, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the request of ViaSat, Inc. to access the U.S. market using a proposed Ka-band geostationary orbit space station, VIASAT-2, which will operate under the authority of the United Kingdom at the 69.9° W.L. orbital location. ViaSat is granted access to the U.S. market to provide Fixed-Satellite Service from the 69.9° W.L. orbital location using the 18.3-18.8 GHz and 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 28.35-28.6 GHz and 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands on a primary basis; the 28.1-28.35 GHz and 28.6-29.1 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands on a secondary basis; and the 18.8-19.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band on a non-conforming basis. VIASAT-2 will use the following center frequencies for telemetry, tracking, and command operations for VIASAT-2 at 69.9° W.L.: 29500.5 MHz, 29503 MHz and 29999 MHz (Earth-to-space); and 19701 MHz, 19703 MHz and 20199 MHz (space-to-Earth). SAT-LOI-20130319-00041 E S2903 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Withdrawn Effective Date: 12/13/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service SAT-LOI-20130319-00042 E S2904 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Withdrawn Effective Date: 12/13/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service SAT-LOI-20130319-00043 E S2905 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Withdrawn Effective Date: 12/13/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service SAT-LOI-20130319-00048 E S2910 ViaSat, Inc. Letter of Intent Withdrawn Effective Date: 12/13/2013 Page 2 of 3

Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service SAT-MOD-20130830-00110 E S2460 Intelsat License LLC Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/19/2013 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 19, 2013, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the application of Intelsat License LLC to modify its authorization for the Intelsat 8 space station by extending the license term from December 4, 2013, through June 30, 2016. During this period, Intelsat is authorized to continue to operate Intelsat 8 at the 169.0° E.L. orbital location to provide Fixed-Satellite Services in the in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 12.25-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands. INFORMATIVE SAT-LOA-20120322-00058 S2862 Skybox Imaging, Inc. On December 19, 2013, the Satellite Division determined that Skybox Imaging, Inc. met the fourth milestone condition (i.e., launch and begin operation of the first satellite) in its license for two non-geostationary orbit Earth Exploration Satellite Service space stations, SkySat-1 and SkySat-2. The Satellite Division previously determined that Skybox Imaging had met the first three milestone conditions in its license. Public Notice, Policy Branch Information Actions Taken, DA 13-993, Report No. SAT-00947 (May 3, 2013). Consequently, as provided in 47 C.F.R. § 25.165(d), Skybox Imaging may reduce the amount of bond it filed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 25.165 from $2 million to $1 million. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 3 of 3


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