Intelsat 8 at 168.9

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 8 Notice of Inclined Orbit

2016-03-18

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20130830-00110 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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February 28, 2013 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Intelsat 8 (Call Sign S2460) Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 60 days—from March 6, 2013 through May 4, 2013—of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to drift Intelsat 8 (call sign S2460) from 166.0° E.L. to 169.0° E.L. and operate at 169.0° E.L.2 Intelsat 8 is currently operating at 169.0° E.L.3 At 169.0° E.L., Intelsat will continue to utilize the specific TT&C frequencies below: Uplink: 13998.0 MHz (RHCP) 1 Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, an $860.00 filing fee and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System (“IBFS”). 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00923, File No. SAT-STA-20130102-00003 (Jan. 11, 2013) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00914, File No. SAT-STA- 20121105-00191 (Nov. 30, 2012) (Public Notice); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00896, File No. SAT-STA-20120815-00132 (Sept. 7, 2012) (Public Notice). Intelsat has filed an amendment to its pending application to modify the Intelsat 8 license to seek redeployment and operational authority at 169.0º E.L. rather than 169.1° E.L. See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Applications Accepted for Filing, File Nos. SAT-AMD-20120815- 00131 (Sept. 7, 2012) and SAT-MOD-20120619-00100 (July 20, 2012) (Public Notice). 3 The end of service life projection for Intelsat 8, assuming the drift and station- kept operations, is now expected to be Q2 2016.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch February 28, 2013 Page 2 Downlink: 12747.0 MHz (H) 12748.0 MHz (V) 12747.0 MHz (LHCP) 12748.0 MHz (RHCP) At 169.0° E.L, Intelsat will continue to use the communications frequencies below: Uplink: 5925 – 6425 MHz 14000 – 14500 MHz Downlink: 3700 – 4200 MHz 12250-12750 MHz Grant of this STA extension request is in the public interest because it will allow Intelsat to expand customer services at the 169.0° E.L. location. In addition, grant will allow the FCC additional time to process the pending application for permanent authority to operate Intelsat 8 at 169.0º E.L. Grant of this STA extension request will not result in increased risk of harmful interference. Intelsat will continue to operate Intelsat 8 at 169.0° E.L. in accordance with its coordination agreements governing the location. Intelsat has assessed and limited the probability of the space station becoming a source of debris as a result of collision with large debris or other operational space stations. Intelsat 8 will not be located at the same orbital location as another satellite or at an orbital location that has an overlapping station-keeping volume with another satellite. Further, Intelsat is not aware of any other FCC licensed system, or any other system applied for and under consideration by the FCC, having an overlapping station-keeping volume with Intelsat 8 at 169.0° E.L. Finally, Intelsat is not aware of any system with an overlapping station- keeping volume with Intelsat 8 at 169.0° E.L. that is the subject of an ITU filing and that is either in orbit or progressing towards launch.


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