Attachment application.pdf

This document pretains to SAT-STA-19960816-00106 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Approved by ! 3060 FCC REMImNCE A.DWCE Expires .‘_J- pace xo _L or _1 (RESERVED) _ SPECIAL USE FCC USE ONLY (Read instructions carefully BEFORE proceeding.) AUb £ () 1770 PAYOR INFORMATION (1) FCC ACCOUNT NUMBER Did you have a number prior to this? Enter it. (2) TOTALAMOUNT PAID (dollars and ceni [@{lil:]:(s l4 (s s [sIs I [ [ L [ ! f J [ j ig! 575 & 00 (3) PAYOR NAME (If paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) GE American Communications, Inc. Received (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 Four Research Way w _ (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 /(53__fl$_5774_,, 7é e emy ediocoimmunmca, islon|MSTATE |(® ZIP cops Princeton .ionenenmaresy.__1 08540—6684 0) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (10) COUNTRY CODE uif not uSA) t609) 987—4000 ITEM #1 INFORMATION (11A) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY CE American Communications Satellites, Inc. —GSTAR > GE—] (12A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER Ip 4C (13A) ZIP CODE 08540—6684 (14A) PAYMENTTYPE CODE c r |v 1 posiihes (15A) QUANTITY (16A) FEE DUE For § 575.00 (17A) FCC CODE 1 (18A) PCC CODE 2 (19A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2) (21A) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE ITEM #2 INFORMATION (11B) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC UBE ONLY (128) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13B) ZIP CODE (14B) PAYMENT TyPE CobE (15B) QUANTITY (16B) FEE DUE For PAYMENT TYPE CODE IN BLOCK 14 $ (178) FCC CODE 1 (18B) FCC CODE 2 (19B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (21B) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE hca>prr cano payvcent mwrorvavo~ (22) MASTERCARD/VISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: j [L] Mastereard EXPIRATION DATE: D Viss Month Year AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DaTe (23) 1 hereby authorize the FCC to charge my VISA or Mastercard

HOGAN & HARTSON LLP COLUMBIA SQUARE 555 THIRTEENTH STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 200041109 Writer‘s Direct Dial (202) 637—5767 TEL (202) 637—5600 FAX (202) 687—5910 August 16, 1996 Received BY COURIER Mr. William F. Caton * AUG 2 3 1996 Secretary _ syoule & Federal Qommunications Conllmission AIG 2 8 1996 nadiooor:"--at':»cg&;.“ d International Bureau — Satellites international Bureau P.O. Box 858210 Pittsburgh, PA 15251—5210 Re: Request of GE American Communications, Inc. for Special Temporary Authority to Test GE—1 at 101° W.L. EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED Dear Mr. Caton: GE American Communications, Inc. ((GE Americom"), by its attorneys and pursuant to Section 25.119 of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.119, hereby requests special temporary authority to perform limited testing of GE Americom‘s GE—1 satellite at 101° W.L. before the satellite is placed in its permanent orbital position at 103° W.L. Grant of this authority is necessary to permit testing of GE—1 without interfering with services that are currently being provided. Because GE—1 is scheduled for launch on August 30, GE Americom requests expedited action on this request. GE Americom intends to test the majority of the transponders on GE—1 in its assigned location of 103° W.L. That orbital location, however, is currently occupied by GSTAR I, which is licensed to GE Americom‘s wholly—owned subsidiary GE American Communications Satellites, Inc. (°GE Americom Satellites"). Two of the transponders on GSTAR I are used to provide 24 hour a day, seven day a week service to multiple customers. As a result, GE Americom cannot test the BRUSSELS LONDON MOSCOW PARIS® PRAGUE WaRsAw BALTIMORE, MD BETHESDA, MD COLORADO SPRINGS, CO DENVER, CO McLEAN, VA *Afftiaud Offie

HOGAN & HARTSON 1.u» Mr. William F. Caton August 16, 1996 Page 2 corresponding transponders on GE—1 at 103° without interfering with GSTAR I‘s service to these customers. Accordingly, GE Americom proposes to test those two transponders when GE—1 is at the 101° W.L. location. The planned length of the test for each transponder is approximately ten minutes, so GE—1 will be transmitting from 101° W.L. for a very short period of time. The 101° W.L. location is currently occupied by Satcom SN—4 (formerly Spacenet 4), which is also licensed to GE Americom Satellites. However, Satcom SN—4 has no transponders operating in the frequencies on which the test will be occurring. Accordingly, the test will not interfere with Satcom SN—4‘s operations. Furthermore, testing these two transponders at 101° W.L. will not result in harmful interference to adjacent satellites. As noted above, the satellite at 103° W.L. is GSTAR I, licensed to GE Americom Satellites. The purpose of testing the two GE—1 transponders at 101° W.L. is to ensure that no harmful interference will result to GSTAR I. On the other side at 99° W.L. is Galaxy IV, which is licensed to Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc. ((HCG®"). After discussions with GE Americom personnel, HCG has consented to the proposed testing of GE—1 at 101° W.L. provided that GE Americom informs HCG precisely when the testing is to take place. GE Americom has committed to do so as soon as possible. GE Americom should be able to determine when the test will occur shortly after launch of the satellite. GE Americom has also agreed to terminate testing immediately if HCG informs GE Americom of any harmful interference to Galaxy IV. Grant of the STA is in the public interest because it will permit GE Americom to provide uninterrupted service to customers who are currently using GSTAR I until that service can be transferred to GE—1. GE Americom requests expedited action on this application because GE—1 is scheduled for launch on August 30. GE Americom was unable to file this request earlier because it only recently verified its inability to briefly effect service on the subject transponders on GSTAR I.

HOGAN& HARTSON L.ur Mr. William F. Caton August 16, 1996 Page 3 A check for $575 to cover the applicable filing fee, a completed Form 159 and a certification regarding the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988 are attached. Please address any questions concerning this request to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /fiwflvfl/mv‘z@«@ Karis A. Hastings Counsel for GE American Communications, Inc. Enclosures go: Columbia, Maryland Field Office Fern Jarmulnek Kathleen Campbell Michael McCoin

To: Philig AUG. 15. 1996 6:34PM GE AMERICOM: Karis Hastings g~INO.60035ipm P.6/6 of 5 ANTLDRUG CERTIFICATION GE American Communications, Inc. horeby certifics that no party to the foregoing application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to § 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C, § 858a. GE AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: %M (/Qféc?c:: Philip J. Otero Vice President & General Counsel Dated:_@flyfi/_@.fl?°6 \W\DG . 8670¢) . 0807087 O


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