Rule 1 65 Letter.pdf

SUPPLEMENT submitted by Sheppard Mullin LLP

1.65 Letter

2014-07-11

This document pretains to SAT-LOI-20140617-00070 for Letter of Intent on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1300 I Street, N.W., 11th Floor East Washington, D.C. 20005-3314 202.218.0000 main 202.218.0020 fax www.sheppardmullin.com July 11, 2014 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Room TW-A325 Washington, DC 20554 Attn: Satellite Division, International Bureau Re: Satmex Market Access Application File No. SAT-LOI-20140617-00070 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 1.65 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.65, Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (“Satmex”) wishes to update the record with respect to the above-mentioned application (the “Market Access Application”). Satmex is submitting this update at the request of Raytheon Corporation (“Raytheon”). In the Market Access Application, Satmex provided background information to the Commission concerning the Wide Area Augmentation System, or WAAS.1 Satmex included this background information in order to provide context for the Commission to appreciate that the hosted payload that will fly on the Satmex 9 spacecraft for Raytheon Company will be part and parcel of the WAAS system going forward. In doing so, the Market Access Application stated as follows: “Satmex 9 is intended as a replacement for the Galaxy-XV, which is nearing its operational end- of-life.”2 1 See Market Access Application at p. 3. 2 Id. at p. 4.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1300 I Street, N.W., 11th Floor East Washington, D.C. 20005-3314 202.218.0000 main 202.218.0020 fax www.sheppardmullin.com July 11, 2014 Page 2 Following further discussions about this statement between Raytheon and the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”), Raytheon contacted Satmex with a request to clarify the statement as recommended by the FAA. In particular, the FAA indicated to Raytheon as follows: During our recent conversations we became aware that the application for the license submitted contains factual background that could be misconstrued without greater context for the FAA’s long range plan for maintaining the WAAS Geostationary Constellations. Of concern is the statement of facts suggesting: 1) That the FAA will replace Galaxy XV with SatMex 9; 2) That Galaxy XV is nearing its end of life. The FAA is not replacing Galaxy XV with SatMex 9. SatMex 9 is part of FAA’s long range planning to provide continued WAAS coverage. Furthermore, Galaxy XV, to the FAA’s knowledge, is not at the end of life. Satmex wishes to submit the foregoing information into the record in order to provide a fuller context for the Commission’s analysis and processing of the Market Access Application. Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you need any additional information. Sincerely, /s/ Brian D. Weimer Brian D. Weimer Counsel for Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.


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