Attachment Intelsat - Grant Nov

Intelsat - Grant Nov

DECISION submitted by IB, FCC

Grant Corrected February 5 2019

2018-11-28

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2018080700059_1619394

“qCORtCTP O%i oa/osE/l54 S2404 SAT-MOD-201$O8O7.IJI)059 1B2018004590 Intelsat License LLC Intelsat 805 Call $r svtoq Grant Datc_!iLjL (or other Identifier) TetniDatcs Approved by 0MB fl/2rf1 To: -ts1/L 3060—0678 • GRANTED Iern::tiDnal i3urcuu Date & Time Filed: Aug 7 2018 l:38:23:I2OPM File Number: SAT—MOD—201$0807—00059 ‘suiiH cfldifc%15 4ni Duccif CSMIik 8awh 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: Modification Application to Relocate Intelsat $05 Satellite (Call Sign S2404) to, and Operate at. 169.1 E.L. 1—8. Legal Name ofApplicant Name: Intelsat License LLC Phone Number: 703—559—7848 DBA Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Name: Street: do I ntelsat US L LC E—Mail: sitsan.crandal l(i. intelsat.com 7900 Tysons One Place City: McLean Slate: VA Country: USA Zipcode: 22102 —5972 Attention: Susan H. Crandall

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat Licensee EEC IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 *CORRECTED* IBFS File No(s): SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 GRANTFD — Licensee/Grantee: Intelsat Licensee LLC With Conditions Call Sign: S2404 Satellite Name: Intelsat $05 Orbital Location: 169.10 E.L. (required station- (± 0.05 degrees east/west) keeping tolerance) Administration: United States of America Nature of Service: Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) International Bureau Satellite Division Scope of Grant: Modification of the authorization for the Intelsat 805 space station to provide Fixed- Satellite Service (FSS) the C-and Ku-band frequencies at the 169.10 E.L. orbital in location. Previous Grant(s): Modification of the authorization for the Intelsat 805 space station to operate at the 169.0° E.L. orbital location, instead of its previously authorized orbital location of 55.5° W.L., IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-20 1 51020-00072 and SAT-AMD-20 151 120-00077 (granted Feb. 24, 2016) Memorandum Opinion Order and Authorization granting authority to continue operating Intelsat 805 at 55.5° W.L., IBFS File No. SAT-LOA-19990126-00018, FCC 00-287 (2000) Service Area(s): See Schedule S Tech Report Frequencies: 3400-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) 5850-6650 MHz (Earth-to-space) . 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space) TT&C center frequencies: 3947.5 MHz; 3948.0 MHz; 3950.0 MHz; 3952.0 MHz (space-to-Earth) 6173.7 MHz; 6176.3 MHz; 12198.75 MHz (Earth-to-space) Operations under this grant must comport with the legal and technical specifications set forth by the applicant or petitioner and with Federal Communication Commission’s rules not waived herein. This grant is also subject to the following conditions: 1. Intelsat must prepare the necessary information, as may be required, for submission to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to initiate and complete the advance publication, coordination, due diligence, and notification process of this space station, in accordance with the ITU Radio Regulations. Intelsat will be held responsible for all cost-recovery fees associated with ITU filings. No protection from interference caused by radio stations authorized by other administrations is guaranteed unless coordination and notification procedures are timely completed or, with respect to individual administrations, coordination agreements are successfully completed. Any radio station authorization for which coordination has not been completed may be subject to additional terms and conditions as required to effect coordination of the frequency assignments of other administrations. See 47 CFR § 25.111(b). 2. Intelsat must operate the Intelsat 805 space station at the 169.1° E.L. orbital location in compliance with all existing or future coordination agreements for that location. In the absence of a coordination agreement, such communications must comply with applicable provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations as the Commission cannot guarantee the success of the required coordination. Page 1 of 4

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat Licensee LLC IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 *CORRECTED* 3. In connection with the provision of any service to any particular country, Intelsat is obligated to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 4. While at the 169.1° E.L. orbital location, Intelsat must maintain the Intelsat 805 spacecraft with an east/west longitudinal station-keeping tolerance of +1- 0.05 degrees. 5. The operations of Intelsat 805 and associated earth stations must comport with the applicable uplink and downlink limits in 47 CFR § 25.140(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, unless Intelsat coordinates any non conforming operations with the operations of U.S.-licensed geostationary orbit space stations within 6 degrees of the 169.1° E.L. orbital location. Intelsat must also comport with the maximum power limits indicated in existing or future coordination agreements at 169.1° 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 169.1° E.L. involving approved communications with U.S.-licensed earth stations. 6. Use of the 3400-3600 MHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band is not permitted for non-Federal FSS in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106. Intelsat must not permit any earth station in the United States or its possessions to operate with the Intelsat 805 space station in the 3400- 3600 MHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band.’ 7. Intelsat must inform its customers and operators using the 3400-3600 MHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band of the potential for interference from U.S. government operations worldwide. 8. Intelsat’s use of the 3600-3650 MHz (space-to-Earth) band is subject to GN Docket No. 12-354, which limits FSS communications within the United States in the 3600-3650 MHz band on a primary basis to existing earth stations or to new earth stations within 10 miles of existing earth stations.2 All other FSS earth station operations in the band 3600-3650 MHz must be on a secondary basis. 9. Intelsat’s use of the 3600-3650 MHz (space-to-Earth) band is subject to footnote US245 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, US245, which states that the 3600-3650 MHz use of the non-Federal FSS is limited to international inter-continental systems and is subject to case-by- case electromagnetic compatibility analysis. 10. Intelsats use of the 3 650-3700 MHz (space-to-Earth) band is subject to footnote NG1 85 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, NG185, which states that the 3650-3700 MHz use of the non-Federal FSS is limited to international inter-continental systems. 11. Intelsat’s use of the 3650-3700 MHz (space-to-Earth) band is subject to footnote NG169 of the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, which states that after December 1, 2000, operations on a primary basis by the FSS (space-to-Earth) in the band 3650-3700 MHz must be limited to grandfathered earth stations. All other FSS earth station operations in the band 3650-3700 MHz must be on a secondary basis. 12. The power flux-density (PFD) at the Earth’s surface produced by the emissions from the Intelsat 805 space station in the 3400-4200 MHz frequency band (space-to-Earth), must not exceed the applicable power flux-density limits contained in Section 25.208(a), 47 CFR § 25.208(a), and in Article 21.16 of the ITU Radio Regulations. 13. Use of the 5850-5925 MHz frequency band shall comply with the terms of footnote US245 to the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, U5245, and Section 2.108 of the Commission’s rules, ‘Intelsat previously stated that the 3400-3600 MHz band would not be used in the United States. Legal Narrative, IBFS file No. SAT-MOD-20151020-00072, at 9. 2 Ameitdment of the Commission’s Rules with Regard to Comn,ercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band, GN Docket No. 12-354, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, 27 FCC Rcd 15594, 15646,91168 (2012). Page 2 of 4

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat Licensee LLC IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 *CORRECTED* 47 C.F.R. § 2.108, which states that the 5850-5925 MHz use of the non-Federal fixed-satellite service is limited to international, intercontinental satellite systems and is subject to case-by-case electromagnetic compatibility analysis. Intelsat shall not claim protection from radiolocation transmitting stations operating in accordance with footnote G2.3 14. Intelsat is directed to bear in mind the needs of the passive services when operating the Intelsat 805 space station in the 6425-6650 MHz frequency band pursuant to Footnote 5.458 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. §2.106, Footnote 5.458. 15. Intelsat’s request to extend the prior waiver for Section 2.106 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 2.106, which allocates 12.5-12.7 GHz to Fixed Service (FS), Mobile Service (MS), and Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS), and 12.7-12.75 GHz to FS, MS, and FSS (Earth-to-space) in International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Region 2, is GRANTED. Intelsat’s operations in these bands at the 169.1° EL. orbital location will be solely in Region 3, in which the 12.5-12.75 GHz band is allocated to FSS in the space-to-Earth direction, and thus conforms to the International Table of Frequency Allocations. Further, under the ITU Region 2 BSS Plan, there is more than 15 degrees of orbital separation between Intelsat 805 at 169.1° E.L. and the nearest possible BSS network that could provide service to any portion of the ITU Region 2, so it is unlikely that operations of Intelsat $05 will interfere with any BSS networks in Region 2. 16. The power flux-density (PFD) at the Earth’s surface produced by the emissions from the Intelsat $05 space station in the 12.5-12.75 GHz frequency band (space-to-Earth) must not exceed the applicable power flux-density limits for Region 3 contained in Article 21.16 of the ITU Radio Regulations. 17. Intelsat’s request that the prior waivers granted to Intelsat 805 for Sections 2.106, 25.202(g), 25.210(f), 25.1 14(d)(14)(ii) and 25.283(c) of the CommissiOn’s rules be extended to the operation of Intelsat 805 at 169.1° EL. is GRANTED,5 subject to the conditions in the prior grants.6 18. The license term for the Intelsat 805 space station is through December 31, 2019. Licensee/grantee is afforded thirty (30) days from the date of release of this action to decline the grant as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the grant as conditioned. This action is taken pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 CFR § 0.26 1, and is effective upon release. Station licenses are subject to the conditions specified in Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309(h). For technical information of these radiolocation systems, see NTIA Report 83-115, Spectrum Resource Assessment in the 5650-5925 MHz Band, and NTIA Report 00-373, Measured Occupancy of 5850-5925 MHz and Adjacent 5-GHz Spectrum in the United States at http://www.its.hldrdoc.gov/pub/puhs.php. ‘ Section 25.202(a)(1) has been changed and no longer includes a restriction for 12.5-12.7 GHz. Thus, a waiver extension is not needed for this rule. Sections 25.2l0(a)(3) and 25.210(i)(l) have been removed. Thus, a waiver extension is not needed for these rules. 6 See IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-2015l020-00072, SAT-AMD-20151 120-00077, grant stamp Feb. 24, 2016; Applications of Intelsat 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 Geostationaiy Orbit, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Authorization, 15 FCC Rcd 15460, at Appendix C (2000), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 25234. See IBFS File Nos. SAT-MOD-20151020-00072 and SAT-AMD-20151 120-00077 (granted Feb. 24, 2016). Page 3 of 4

ATTACHMENT TO GRANT Intelsat Licensee LLC IBfS file No. SAT-MOD-20180807-00059 *CORCTED* Action November 28, 2018 (reissued with correction on February 5, 2019) Date: Term Dates From: November 28, 2018 To: December 31, 2019 Approved: Step en Dual! Chi atel!ite Policy Branch Page 4 of 4

9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: Cynthia J. Grady Phone Number: 703—559—6949 Company: intelsat US LLC Fax Number: 703—559—8539 Street: 7900 Tysons One Place E—Mail: cynthia.gradyJ,intelsaLcom City: McLean State: VA Country: USA Zipcodc: 22 102—5972 Attention: Cynthia]. Grady Relationship: Legal Counsel CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the classification that applies to this filing for (N/A) bi. Application for License of New Station both questions a. and b. Choose only one (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of Netv Domestic Receive—Only Station for I 7a and only one for I 7b. 0 b3. Amendment to a Pending Application b4. Modification of License or Registration al. Earth Station - 0 b. Assignment of License or Registration a2. Space Station b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration 0 b7. Notification of Minor Mod ilication (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite (N/A) b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States (N/A) blO. Other (Please specify) (N/A) bI 1. Application for Earth Station to Access a Non—U.S.sateltite Not Cutrently Authorized to Provide the Proposed Service in the Proposed Frequencies in the United States (N/A) bI2. Application for Database Entry bI3. Amendment to a Pending Database Entry Application b14. Modification of Database Entry

17c. Is a fee submitted with this application? tfYes. complete and attach FCC Form I59. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). 0 Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee o Other(please explain): ]7d. Fee C]assification BFY — Space Station Modification(Geostationary) 1$. If this filing is in reference to an 19. lfthis 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 siin of station: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number: S2404 SATMOD2O 15102000072 3

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: a. Fixed Satellite Q b. Mobile Satellite Q c. Radiodetermination Satellite Q d. Earth Exploration Satellite Q e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite Q f Digital Audio Radio Service Q g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable status. Choose 22. II earth station applicant, check all that apply. only one. Using U.S. licensed satellites Non—Common Carrier Q 0 Common Carrier Q 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: oConnected to a Public Switched Network Q Not connected to a Public Switched Network N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an X’ in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). a. C—Band (4/6 GHz) b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.) Frequency Lower: Frequency Upper: (Please specify additional frequencies in an attachment) 4

TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one. O a. Fixed Earth Station o b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station O c. l2/l4GHzVSATNetwork O U. Mobile Earth Station e. Geostationary Space Station o f. Non—Geostationary Space Station o g. Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: Transmit/ReceIve 0 Transmit—Only Receive—Only N/A o ® For Space Station applications, select N/A.” 5

PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an ‘X in the box(es) next to all that apply.) —— authorization to add new emission designator and related service 121 a b authorization to change emission designator and related service —— Q c authorization to increase EIRP and EIRP density — Q d authorization to replace antenna — EJ e authorization to add antenna Q f—— authorization to relocate fixed station g — authorization to change frequency(ies) — authorization to add frequency Qh I — authorization to add Points of Communication (satellites &arnp; countries) —— Q j authorization to change Points of Communication (satellites & countries) k —authorization for facilities for which environmental assessment and Q radiation hazard reporting is required — authorization to change orbit location authorization to perform fleet management Qm —— authorization to extend milestones Qn — Other (Please specify) 121 o 6

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental No impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? IfYES, submit the statement as required by Sections 1 1 30$ and 1.131 1 of o Yes the Commission’s rules. 47 C.ER. 1.1308 and 1.1311. as an exhibit to this apptication.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modif,cations, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical 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 o 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? Yes No N/A o 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? Yes No N/A o 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by Yes No N/A aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized Q under the laws of a foreign country? 7

33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than Yes No 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 countiy? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31.32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification ofthe 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 No lfYes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. Engineering Statemen 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license Yes No revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or 0 construction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, 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 No the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an o Yes expi i nation of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, Yes No guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unIavfully to monopolize radio commitnication, directly or 0 indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?lfYes, 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 No matter referred to in the preceding two items’? If yes. attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances. o Yes 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. 9

41. By checkingYes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes 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(h) for the meaning of "party to the application&quot: for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? If Yes, Yes No answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137. as appropriate. If No, 0 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, pursuant to Section 25.117 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission, hereby seeks to modify the authorization for the Intelsat 805 satellite (call sign S2404) . Specifically, this modification application seeks authority to relocate Intelsat 805 to, and operate the satellite at, 169.1 E.L. Legal Narrative 10 -

43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification 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. 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. OC By selecting C. the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.RR. Part 25 and wilt 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 frequency or 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 certities that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CER Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part heteoland 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 in this 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. II

44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) Individual O Unincorporated Association 0 o Partnership Corporation Governmental Entity 0 Other (please specify) 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title oP Person Signing Susan H. Crandall Assoc. General Counsel, tntelsat US LLC WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 1$. Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 3 I2(a)( I)). AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). I2

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