Intelsat 7 Notice of

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 7 Notice of Start of Inclined Orbit Opers

2013-05-07

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20040405-00078 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2004040500078_996357

May 7, 2013 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 200554 Re: Notice of Commencement of Inclined Orbit Operations for Intelsat 7 Call Sign S2229 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. § 25.280(a)), Intelsat License LLC hereby notifies the FCC of the commencement of inclined orbit operations for Intelsat 7, which is currently operating at 68.65° E.L. 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 May 3, 2013. The last north/south station-keeping maneuver occurred on April 24, 2013. (3) The initial inclination (after the last north/south station-keeping maneuver) was 0.026°. (4) The rate of change in inclination per year is as follows: 2013 – 0.787° per year 2014 – 0.771° per year 2015 – 0.765° per year 2016 – 0.769° per year 2017 – 0.777° per year 2018 – 0.796° per year 2019 – 0.823° per year

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch May 7, 2013 Page 2 The expected end—of—life of the satellite accounting for inclined orbit operations is April 2019. Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any questions. Sincerely, AACAOS_ Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Ce: Bob Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers


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