Attachment Commencement

Commencement

NOTICE submitted by PanAmSat

Notice of commencement of inclinted orbit operation for intelsat a

2008-12-19

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20080811-00153 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2008081100153_712654

December 19, 2008                                                        FILED/ACCEPTED

                                                                              DEC 19 2008
Ms. Marlene H. Dortch                                                  Federal Communications Commission
Secretary                                                                     Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12"" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 200554

Re:       Notice of Commencement of Inclined Orbit Operations for Intelsat 2
          Call Sign: $2459


Dear Ms. Dortch:

        Pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Commission‘s rules (47 C.F.R. §
25.280(a)), PanAmSat Licensee Corp. hereby notifies the FCC of the
commencement of inclined orbit operations for Intelsat 2, which currently is
operating at 169.0° E.L. Set forth below is the information required by the
Commission.

(1)       The operator‘s name is PanAmSat Licensee Corp.

(2)       The satellite is expected to leave the 0.05° inclination control box on
          January 3, 2008. The last north/south station—keeping maneuver occurred
          on December 10, 2008.

(3)       The initial inclination (after the last north/south station—keeping
          maneuver) was 0.025°.

(4)       The rate of change in inclination per year is as follows:
          2008 —0.936° per year
          2009 —0.905° per year
          2010 —0.872° per year
          2011 —0.839° per year

(5)       The expected end—of—life of the satellite accounting for inclined orbit
          operations is June 2011.




Intelsat Corporation
3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F +1 202—944—7898


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
December 19, 2008
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Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any
questions.

Sincerely,


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Susan H. Crandall



Ce: Bob Nelson
    Andrea Kelly
    Karl Kensinger
    Scott Kotler



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Document Modified: 2008-12-24 13:47:34

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