Attachment AMC-1 at 103 WL Incl

AMC-1 at 103 WL Incl

LETTER submitted by SES Americom, Inc.

Letter

2015-06-26

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20140730-00089 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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SatCom Law LLC 1317 F St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20004 T 202.599.0975 www.satcomlaw.com June 26, 2015 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-1 (Call Sign S2445) Dear Ms. Dortch: SES Americom, Inc. (“SES”), by its attorney 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-1 spacecraft has commenced inclined orbit operations at the 103° W.L. orbital location. The Commission has authorized SES to relocate AMC-1 from 103° W.L. to 129.15° W.L., and after its relocation, AMC-1 will operate in inclined orbit. 1 AMC-1 is scheduled to begin its move on July 10, and in the interim SES has suspended north-south stationkeeping. The last inclination control maneuver took place on May 27, 2015, the satellite left the inclination window of 0.05 degrees on June 13, 2015, and the current orbit inclination is about 0.08 degrees. Information regarding the rate of change of inclination at 129.15° W.L. and the impact of inclined orbit operations on the life expectancy of the satellite was provided in the AMC-1 Relocation Application and is not affected by the decision to cease north-south stationkeeping at 103° W.L. 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 Nos. SAT-MOD-20140730-00089 & SAT-AMD-20150219-00006 (“AMC-1 Relocation Application”), grant-stamped May 28, 2015, Attachment to Grant at 1 n.2.


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