AMC-2 Inclined Orbit

LETTER submitted by SES Americom, Inc.

AMC-2 Inclined Orbit Letter

2011-09-08

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20101215-00261 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2010121500261_915568

SatCom Law LLC 1317 F St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20004 T 202.599.0975 www.satcomlaw.com September 8, 2011 By Electronic Filing Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Inclined Orbit of AMC-2 (Call Sign S2134) Dear Ms. Dortch: SES Americom, Inc. (“SES Americom”), by its attorneys and pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.280(a), hereby advises the Commission that its AMC-2 spacecraft will be commencing inclined orbit operations at the 78.95° W.L. orbital location. The last inclination control maneuver took place on August 9, 2011, and the satellite will leave the inclination window of 0.05 degrees on October 1, 2011. SES Americom projects that the inclination will change at a rate of about 0.8 degrees per year. SES Americom has proposed to relocate AMC-2 later this year to the nominal 5º E.L. orbital location and to operate it there pursuant to Swedish licensing authority.1 The expected end-of-life of AMC-2 accounting for its inclined orbit is May, 2016. Please address any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Karis A. Hastings Karis A. Hastings Counsel for SES Americom, Inc. karis@satcomlaw.com cc: Stephen Duall Kathyrn Medley 1 See File No. SAT-T/C-20110527-00100.


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