Intelsat 7 De-Orbit

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 7 (S2229) De-orbit Notice

2016-03-09

This document pretains to SAT-STA-19980902-00057 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA1998090200057_1129498

INTELSAT. Envision. Connect. Transform. March 9, 2016 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Intelsat 7, Call Sign: $2229 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") hereby notifies the Commission that it has successfully de—orbited its Intelsat 7 satellite. De—orbit was completed on February 26, 2016. The final measured orbit of the Intelsat 7 satellite is 588 km above the geostationary arc, with an apogee and perigee of 599 km and 577 km above the arc, respectively. In the course of de—orbiting the satellite, Intelsat depleted the propellant tanks, discharged the batteries, disconnected the power from the bus, and shut off the transmitters. Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any questions. Respectfully submitted, ( AACiB_ Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Co: Jose Albuquerque Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley Cindy Spiers Intelsat Corporation 7900 Tysons One Place, McLean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


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