Intelsat 19 1.65 Let

SUPPLEMENT submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 19 Replacement Satellite Section 1.65 Ltr

2012-05-08

This document pretains to SAT-RPL-20111222-00245 for Replacement Application on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATRPL2011122200245_951246

May 8, 2012 FILED ELECTRONICALLY VIA IBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Application for Authority to Launch and Operate Intelsat 19, a Replacement Satellite, at 166.0° E.L.; File No. SAT-RPL-20111222-00245; Call Sign S2850 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) files this letter pursuant to Section 1.65 of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) rules1 to provide updated information regarding the above-referenced pending application for authority to launch and operate Intelsat 19 (call sign S2850) at 166.0° E.L.2 Intelsat 19 currently is scheduled to be launched on May 31, 2012, and will replace the Intelsat 8 satellite (call sign S2460), which is currently operating at 166.0º E.L.3 In the Intelsat 19 Application, Intelsat requested authority to operate Intelsat 19 using the same Fixed-Satellite Service (“FSS”) frequencies as the Intelsat 8 satellite it is replacing.4 Intelsat no longer seeks permanent Commission authorization to operate Intelsat 19 in the 12250 – 12750 MHz frequency band for FSS in Region 2.5 All other technical parameters of the pending application remain unchanged. Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission continue to process the pending Intelsat 19 Application in light of this updated information. 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.65. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SAT-00843, File No. SAT-RPL-20111222-00245 (Feb. 10, 2012) (Public Notice) (“Intelsat 19 Application”). 3 See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Application for Authority to Construct, Launch and Operate a Hybrid International Communications Satellite, 14 FCC Rcd 2719 (1998); Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00358, DA 06-980, File No. SAT-MOD-20060228-00017 (May 5, 2006) (Public Notice). 4 See Intelsat 19 Application at 5. 5 Intelsat will seek temporary authorization to operate in these frequencies in Region 2 if necessary.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch May 8, 2012 Page 2 Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned if you have any questions. Respectfully submitted, O»le@r& Suse;ri H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation ce: Stephen Duall Jay Whaley


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