Notice of Inclined-Orbit Operation LETTER by Yazmi USA, LLC SAT-MOD-20080204-00036 2015-02-05 TMG Yazmi

2015-02-05 TMG Yazmi

LETTER submitted by Yazmi USA, LLC

Notice of Inclined-Orbit Operation

2015-02-05

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20080204-00036 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2008020400036_1076079

ATTACHMENT

Notice
of
Operation
of
AfriStar-‐1
(Call
Sign
S2367)
in
Inclined-‐Orbit
Mode

Information
Specified
in
47
C.F.R.
§25.280(a):

1)
The
operator’s
name:

Yazmi
USA,
LLC
(“Yazmi”).

Yazmi
is
the
licensee
of
the
AfriStar-‐1
satellite
(Call
Sign

S2367)
operating
at
21°
E.L.

2)
The
date
of
commencement
of
inclined
orbit
operation:

The
AfriStar-‐1
satellite
exited
the
+/-‐
0.1
degree
north-‐south
station-‐keeping
box
on

June
28,
2012.

3)
The
initial
inclination:

+/-‐
0.1
degree.

4)
The
rate
of
change
in
inclination
per
year:

The
average
inclination
per
year
is
approximately
0.8
degrees.

Yazmi
resumed

north-‐south
station
keeping
for
AfriStar-‐1
on
July
6,
2014.

Since
that
time,
AfriStar-‐
1
has
been
maintained
at
+/-‐
1.7
degrees
inclination.

5)
The
expected
end-‐of-‐life
of
the
satellite
accounting
for
inclined
orbit

operation,
and
the
maneuvers
specified
under
§
25.283
of
the
Commission's

rules.

Without
further
inclined-‐orbit
operations,
the
estimated
end-‐of-‐life
for
AfriStar-‐1
is

November
2015
(including
maintenance
of
sufficient
reserve
fuel
to
de-‐orbit
the

satellite
in
the
manner
identified
in
the
modification
of
license
application
for
Call

Sign
S2367
(File
No.
SAT-‐MOD-‐20141212-‐00129,
Exhibit
A,
as
supplemented)).

As

Yazmi
has
reported
in
the
pending
modification
of
license
application
proceeding
to

extend
the
license
term
for
AfriStar-‐1,
Yazmi
intends
to
resume
operation
of

AfriStar-‐1
in
inclined-‐orbit
mode
at
the
end
of
March
2015,
which
will
extend
the

satellite’s
estimated
end-‐of-‐life
into
April
2021.

Document Created: 0530-04-20 00:00:00
Document Modified: 0530-04-20 00:00:00

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