Attachment Intelsat - Grant Feb

Intelsat - Grant Feb

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2016-02-25

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20151021-00073 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2015102100073_1128289

ile #_SAT—MOD—2015 102}— C173 $2460 SAT—MOD—20151021—00073 182015001995 Intelsat License LLC INTELSAT 8 Call Sign $2460_ GrantDate_O2/25 /6 ‘or other identifier $ ¢ y Term Dates ‘See Approved by OMB From O2/257/16 To: mndifiofis 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Oct 21 2015 3:41:38:553PM I wil Burcau File Number: SAT—MOD—20151021—00073 * with condhon 3 J. Duall Cnie l,Sa telli te l%}icg Bench FCC APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATION:MOD OR AMD — MAIN FORM FCC Use Only FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Application to Modify Authorization for Intelsat 8 (Call Sign $2460) 1—8. Legal Name ofApplicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Name: Street: c/o Intelsat Corporation E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall

Intelsat License LLC IBFS File Nos. SAT—MOD—20151021—00073 Call Sign $2460 The application of Intelsat License LLC (Intelsat) to modify the authorization for its Intelsat 8 space station, IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20151021—00073, is GRANTED.‘ Intelsat is authorized to provide Fixed—Satellite Service (FSS) via the Intelsat 8 space station (Call Sign $2460) in inclined orbit modeat the 168.9° E.L. orbital location, instead of its currently authorized orbital location of 169.0° E.L., and during Intelsat 8‘s drift to the 168.9° E.L. orbital location, in the 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth), 5925— 6425 MHz (Earth—to—space), 12.25—12.75 GHz (space—to—Earth), and 14—14.5 GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency bands. Intelsat is also authorized to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) operations necessary to drift Intelsat 8 to and maintain it at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location using the following center frequencies: 3702 MHz, 12.747 GHz and 12.748 GHz (space—to—Earth); and 13.998 GHz (Earth—to—space). Additionally, the license term for Intelsat 8, which expires on June 30, 2016, is extended through September 30, 2018. Operations under this authorization must be in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in Intelsat‘s application and the Federal Communications Commission‘s rules and are subject to the following conditions: 1. The operations of Intelsat 8 space station at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location are subject to the conditions in the prior modifications granted on August 9, 2013, and December 19, 2013, unless modified herein.> 2. While at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat must maintain the Intelsat 8 space station with an east/west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of +/— 0.05 degrees. 3. Intelsat must coordinate the operations of Intelsat 8 with existing geostationary space stations to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its operations at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location. 4. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, Intelsat is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 5. Intelsat must operate Intelsat 8 at the 168.9° E.L. orbital location in compliance with all existing or future coordination agreements for this location. 6. The operations of Intelsat 8 and associated earth stations must comport with the applicable uplink limits in 47 C.F.R. §§ 25.211, 25.212, 25.218, 25.222, 25.226, and/or 25.227, and the downlink limit in 47 C.F.R. § 25.212(c)(2), unless Intelsat coordinates any non—conforming operation with the operations of U.S.—licensed GSO space stations within 6 degrees of 168.9° E.L. Non—conforming operation must also be coordinated with respect to those operations of non—U.S.—licensed space stations within 6 degrees of 168.9° E.L. involving approved communications with U.S.—licensed earth stations pursuant to Section 25.137 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.137. 7. Intelsat‘s request that the prior waivers granted for Intelsat 8 for Sections 25.202(a)(1), 25.202(g), 25.210(a)(3), 25.210(i)(1), and 25.210(f) of the Commission‘s rules be extended to the ‘ The application was placed on Public Notice as accepted for filing on December 11, 2015. See Policy Branch Information, Satellite Space Applications Acceptedfor Filing, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—01112, (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20151021—00073). We note that Intelsat 8‘s current authorization extended its license term from December 4, 2013, until June 30, 2016. IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20130830—00110, granted Dec. 19, 2013. 2 Intelsat states that Intelsat 8 will commence inclined orbit operations by March 2016. Narrative at 3. 3 See Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—00968, (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD— 20120619—00100); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—00987, (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD—20130830—00110).

Intelsat License LLC IBFS File Nos. SAT—MOD—20151021—00073 Call Sign $2460 operation of Intelsat 8 at 168.9° E.L.; is GRANTED, subject to the conditions in the original grant.! 8. Intelsat‘s request for waivers of the Table of Frequency Allocation, Section 2.106 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §2.106 and Section 25.202(a)(1) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(a)(1), to use the 12.25—12.75 GHz band to provide FSS (space—to—Earth) in International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Region 2, including portions of the United States that are within the antenna beam patterns provided by Intelsat in its application for Intelsat 8 operations at 168.9° E.L in this band, is GRANTED on a non—interference and non—protected basis and subject to the conditions in the prior modification granted on August 9, 2013.5 9. Intelsat is afforded 30 days from the date ofrelease of this grant and authorization to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 10. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 of the Commission‘s rules or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days ofthe public notice indicating that this action was taken. File # _SRT—MCD— 2015 IO21—60073 Call Sign $24G0_ Grant Date 02. /25 /16 (or other identificr) Term Dates See |_ From_O2/25/ll0 o. conddiens International Bureau Approved: *#with condifins chef, Satellite ty Brnch * See Applications ofIntelsat LLC For Authority to Operate, and to Further Construct, Launch and Operate C—Band and Ku—Band Global Satellites That Form a Global Communications System in Geostationary Orbit, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Authorization , 15 FCC Red 15460, at Appendix C (2000) , recon. denied, 15 FCC Red 24234. We note that one ofthe original waived rules, Section 25.210(g)(1), 47 C.F.R. § Section 25.210(g)(1), which required full frequency reuse, is now included in Section 25.210(f), 47 C.F.R. § Section 25.210(f). 5 See Policy Branch Information: Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—00968, (IBFS File No. SAT—MOD— 20120619—00100).

9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: Susan H. Crandali Phone Number: 703—559—7848 Company: Intelsat Corporation Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102—5972 Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the classification that applies to this filing for (N/A) b1. Application for License of New Station both questions a. and b. Choose only one (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive—Only Station for 17a and only one for 175. «3 b3. Amendment to a Péending Application @ b4. Modification of License or Registration Cy al. Earth Station b5. Assignment of License or Registration @ a2. Space Station b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration q3 b7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite {(N/A) b9. Letter ofIntent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States (N/A) b10. Other (Please specify) (N/A) b1l 1. Application for Earth Station to Access a Non—U.S.satellite Not Currently Authorized to Provide the Proposed Service in the Proposed Frequencies in the United States {N/A) b12. Application for Database Entry 3 b13. Amendment to a Pending Database Entry Application C b14. Modification of Database Entry b>

17c. Is a fee submitted with this application? G IfYes, complete andattach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). <34 Governmental Entity C3 Noncommercial educational licensee qy Other(please explain): 174. Fee Classification BFY — Space Station Modification(Geostationary) 18. If this filing is in reference to an 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter both fields, if this filing is a existing station, enter: modification please enter only the file number: (a) Call sign of station: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number: $2460 SATMOD2013083000110

TYPE OF SERVICE 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: E a. Fixed Satellite D b. Mobile Satellite D c. Radiodetermination Satellite D d. Earth Exploration Satellite D e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite D £{. Digital Audio Radio Service D g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable status. Choose [22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply. only one. D Using U.S. licensed satellites C3 Common Carrier @ Non—Common Carrier E] Using Non—U.S. licensed satellites 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one. Are these facilities: C Connected to a Public Switched Network C Not connected to a Public Switched Network G N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an °X" in the box{es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). E a. C—Band (4/6 GHz) E b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) D c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.) Frequency Lower: Frequency Upper: {Please specify additional frequencies in an attachment)

TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class ofstation that applies. Choose only one. {y a Fixed Earth Station 4 b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station «3 c. 12/14 GHz VSAT Network 3 4. Mobile Earth Station @ c Geostationary Space Station o 6 Non—Geostationary Space Station G & Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: C Transmit/Receive C3 Transmit—Only J Receive—Only @ N/A "For Space Station applications, select N/A."

PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an ‘°X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.) D a —— authorization to add new emission designator andrelated service D b — authorization to change emission designator andrelated service D c —— authorization to increase EIRP and EIRP density D d —— authorization to replace antenna E] e —— authorization to add antenna ’ D f — authorization to relocate fixed station E] g —— authorization to change frequency(ies) D h —— authorization to add frequency D i —— authorization to add Points of Communication {satellites &amp; countries) D j —— authorization to change Points of Communication (satellites &amp; countries) k —— authorization for facilities for which environmental assessment and radiation hazard reporting is required E] 1 —— authorization to change orbit location . D m —— authorization to perform fleet management D n —— authorization to extend milestones D o —— Other (Please specify)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental 4 Yes g No impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? IfYES, submit the statement as required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.ER. 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application. A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or acronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30—34. 29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government? ; Yes @ No 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? 3 Yes @ No 4 N/A 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? 0o Ye & No 4 N/A 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by o Y°| &# N 3 N/A aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreigncountry?

33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than @ Y°s |g No G N/A one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they own or vote. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? @ Yes «4 No If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. EngineeringStatement 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization orlicense @ Yes «4 No revoked or had any application for aninitial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permmit denied by the Commission? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling gy Yes & No the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, «4 Yes & No guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances 39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any pending «4 Yes @ No matter referred to inthe preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances. 40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer.

41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is @ Yes 3 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intendto use a nou—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? IfYes, «4 Yes , No answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43. 42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station? 43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided). (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.} Intelsat License LLC, pursuart to Section 25.117 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission, hereby seeks to modify the authorization for the Intelsat 8 satellite (Call Sign $2460). Specifically, this modification seeks authority to relocate Intelsat 8 to, and to operate the satellite at, 168 .9 E.L. Narrative & Exhibits 10

43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification @ A By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is not subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25. 3 B By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements. 3 C By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.E.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it is not feasible as a technical matter to do so, or that, while technically feasible, such services would require so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreasonable. A narrative description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached. CERTIFICATION The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequencyor of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made inthis application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. 11

44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) C Individual C Unincorporated Association { Partnership g4 Corporation g4 Governmental Entity & Other (please specify) 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Assoc. General Counsel, Intelsat Corporation _——> WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a){1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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