Intelsat 901 Incline

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 901 (S2405) Inclined Orbit Notice

2018-03-23

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20000119-00019 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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March 23, 2018 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Notice of Commencement of Inclined Orbit Operations for Intelsat 901 Call Sign S2405 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) rules (47 C.F.R. § 25.280(a)), Intelsat License LLC hereby notifies the FCC of the commencement of inclined orbit operations for Intelsat 901.1 Set forth below is the information required by the Commission. (1) The operator’s name is Intelsat License LLC. (2) The satellite left the 0.05° inclination control box on March 16, 2018. The last north/south station- keeping maneuver occurred on March 13, 2018. (3) The initial inclination (after the last north/south station-keeping maneuver) was 0.04455°. (4) The rate of change in inclination per year is as follows: YEAR Growth rate deg/year) 2018 0.796 2019 0.823 2020 0.857 2021 0.888 2022 0.919 2023 0.943 2024 0.960 2025 0.958 2026 0.946 2027 0.923 1 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-01290, File No. SAT-MOD-20170831-00126 (Dec. 15, 2017) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch March 23, 2018 Page 2 The current expected end—of—life of the satellite accounting forinclined orbit operations is December 2021. Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any questions. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia J. Grady M, Regulatory Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Jose Albuquerque Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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