Attachment S2390

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20020403-00044 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2002040300044_271951

Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 International Bureau April 10, 2002 Jennifer D. Hindin Esq. Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP 1776 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority INTELSAT 604 Call Sign: S2390 File No.: SAT-STA-20020403-00044 Dear Ms. Hindin: This letter is in response to your request for special temporary authority (“STA”) for a period of I80 days to allow Intelsat LLC (“Intelsat”) to drift the INTELSAT 604 satellite from 60’ E.L. to 157” E.L.’ Intelsat notes that the INTELSAT 604 satellite has recently been replaced at 60” E.L. bv the INTELSAT 904 satellite, which was launched on Februarv _ -73.-7002.’ On December 2 I. 200;. lntelsat filed an application to modify the license for INTELSAT 603 to allow its deployment at 137” E.L.” That application remains pending. lntelsat states that because INTELSAT 604 has been replaced and because it wishes to start service at the 157“ E.L. orbital location as soon as possible. it has filed the above STA request. Intelsat asserts that the public interest will be served by a grant of this request because it will allow Intelsat to begin operations at 157” E.L. at the earliest possible date and thereby bring a vacant orbital location into use more quickly. During the drift. lntelsat states that it will utilize only the satellite’s tracking, telemetry, command and monitoring (TX&M) frequencies and no communications services will be transmitted. Intelsat further states it will make every effort to ensure that the use of the TTC&M frequencies during the drift does not cause harmful interference to other operators. 1 Intelsat LLC Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift INTELSAT 604 from 60” E.L. to 157” E.L. File No. SAT-STA-20020403-00044 (April 3,2002). See also Letter from Jennifer D. Hindin. Counsel for lntelsat LLC, to William F. Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC (April 4.2002) (clarifying the time period for STA request). See also E-mail from Jennifer D. Hindin. Counsel for intelsat LLC, to Jabin Vahora, FCC (April 8. 2002) (stating that the drift of the MTELSAT 604 satellite from 60 degrees E.L. to 157 degrees E.L. is anticipated to take a little more than three months.) 2 The FCC granted Intelsat’s application to modify the license of INTELSAT 904 to permit its deployment at 60” E.L. instead of 34.5” W.L. as originally licensed. Application of iNTELSAT LLC To Modlji* Authorixtions. SAT-MOD-2001 1221-00140 (filed Dec. 21,200l) (Stamp grant by Jennifer Gilsenan, Branch Chief, Satellite Policy Branch, FCC, issued March 22.2002). 3 See Application of Intelsat LLC to Modlfi Author~ations. File No. SAT-MOD-200 I 122 I-00 142 (filed December 21,200 1). The modification application was placed on Public Notice on January 1 1.2002, and no comments were filed. See Satellite Policy Branch Iyformation, Applrcatiom Accept&for Filing, Report No. SAT- 00098; File NO. SAT-MOD-200 1122 l-00 142 (January 1 1. 2002) (Public Notice).

Under these circumstances, we find that a grant of Intelsat’s STA request will serve the public interest since it will enable Intelsat to utilize a previously unoccupied orbital location. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegated authori?. 47 C.F.R. $0.261, Special Temporary Authority (SAT-STA-20020403-00044) is granted until October 1. 2002. or until the Commission issues a decision on the pending modification application. whichever comes first. This Special Temporary Authority is granted only for the purpose of allowing Intelsat to drift the INTELSAT 604 satellite from its 60” E.L. location to the 157” E.L. location. This STA does not provide authorit). to operate INTELSAT 604 at 157’ E.L. This special temporav authority is granted subject to the follow ing conditions: 1) During the drift of the satellite from 60” E.L. to 157” E.L. Intelsat LLC shall not operate the communications payload on INTELSAT 604: and lntelsat shall coordinate its -IX&M operations with existing geostationary satellites to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its TIC&M operations during its drift operations: and 3) Any actions taken as a result of this special temporary authority ARE SOLELY AT INTELSAT LLC’S OWN RISK. This STA shall not prejudice the outcome of the Commission’s decision on the pending modification application (SAT-MOD-ZOO1 122 I- 00142). Sincerely, ’ Cassandra C. Thomas Deputy Division Chief Satellite Division


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