Attachment grant dec 12 2002

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20020822-00159 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                       Before the
                        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                 Washington, D.C. 20554


    In the Matter of:
                                                   File Nos. SAT-A/O-200001 19-00013; SAT-
    INTELSAT LLC,                                  AMD-20000119-00032; SAT-MOD-
    Further Amendment to Application to Modify     20010509-00034; SAT-MOD-200 1122 1 -
    Authorization to Operate, and to Further       00143; SAT-MOD-2do20418-00063; SAT-
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                    Further Amend


          Intelsat LLC (Y.ntelsat”), pursuant to Section 25.116 of the Federal Communications

Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) rules, hereby submits the following request to further

amend the pending application for modification of its authorization for INTELSAT 603, which

was submitted on April 18,2002 (“Modification Application”)’ and amended on July 3 1,2002
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(“Amendment”).2 The Modification Application sought Commission approval to relocate

INTELSAT 603 from 24.5” W.L. to 178.0° E.L. The Amendment sought authorization to

relocate INTELSAT 603 from 24.5O W.L. to 20.0” W.L rather than to 178.0° E.L. By this

Further Amendment, Intelsat seeks authorization to relocate INTELSAT 603 to 19.95O W.L.


1
        See Applications of InteZsat LLC To Modify Authorizations, File No. SAT-MOD-
20020418-00063 (filed April 18,2002). The Modification Application was placed on Public
Notice on April 24,2002 and no comments were filed. See Satellite Policy Branch Information,
Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Report No. SAT-00109 (April 24,2002) (Public Notice).
2
        See Amendment to AppZication of Intelsat LLC to Modify Authorization, File No. SAT-
AMD-2002073 l-00146 (filed July 3 1,2002). The Amendment was placed on Public Notice on
August 15,2002. See Policy Branch Information, Satellite Space AppZications Accepted for
Filing, Report No. SAT-001 17 (Aug. 15,2002) (Public Notice).


                                   ATTACHMENT
                                   Call Sign: S2399
                                   File Nos. SAT-MOD-20020418-00063
                                             SAT-AMD-20020731-00146;
                                             SAT-AMD-20020822-00159

Intelsat LLC was given special temporary authority, with conditions, to operate the
INTELSAT 603 satellite at the 19.95” W.L. orbital location.’ Today, we grant Intelsat
LLC’s request, as amended by its August 22, 2002 filing,2 to modify its license and
operate the INTELSAT 603 satellite at the 19.95” W.L. orbital location, subject to the
following condition:

        1)       Intelsat LLC will operate its INTELSAT 603 satellite in compliance with
                 all existing coordination agreements.




I
         See Requestfor Special Temporary Authorityfor INTELSAT 603, File No. SAT-STA-20020822-
00150, (stamp grant by Jennifer Gilsenan, Chief, Policy Branch, Satellite Division, on August 28, 2002).
2
          On April 18, 2002, Intelsat LLC filed a modification application (File No. SAT-MOD-200204 1 S-
00063) requesting authority to relocate the INTELSAT 603 satellite from 24.5” W.L. to 178” E.L. On July
3 1, 2002, Intelsat LLC filed an amendment (SAT-AMD-2002073 l-00 146) to the underlying modification
application requesting authority to relocate INTELSAT 603 from 24.5” W.L. to 20.0” W.L. rather than to
178.0” E.L. Intelsat LLC started drifting the INTELSAT 603 satellite and placed it at the 20.0” W.L.
location on August 10,2002, pursuant to the Special Temporary Authority granted verbally on August 1,
2002. On August 22,2002, Intelsat LLC filed a further amendment ((SAT-AMD-20020822-00 159)
seeking authority to relocate the INTELSAT 603 satellite from 20.0” W.L. to 19.95” W.L.



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Document Modified: 2003-01-16 14:47:04

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