Attachment ATTACHMENT SAT-STA-20020614-00090

Attachment ATTACHMENT

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20020614-00090 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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$Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) File No. ) Application for Special Temporary ) Authority to Relocate Satcom C-1 ) to 37.5° W.L. ) APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY By this Application, SES AMERICOM, Inc. (“SES AMERICOM”) respectfully requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for 30 days to begin to relocate its Satcom C-1 satellite to 37.5° West Longitude (“W.L.”) immediately. SES AMERICOM has previously requested STA to relocate Satcom C-1 to that orbital location.1 The May STA Request was put on public notice on June 3, 2002.2 For technical reasons, SES Americom would like to immediately begin to drift Satcom C-1 from its current orbital location at 79º W.L. to 37.5º W.L. Columbia 515, the satellite currently located at 37.5º W.L., must be replaced by October 2002 in order to provide continuity of service. SES Americom needs to start the drift of Satcom C-1 immediately to ensure that the positioning at 37.5º W.L. is accomplished prior to the upcoming eclipse season and to avoid interference with other C-band satellites. During 1 Application of SES Americom for Special Temporary Authority to Relocate Satcom C-1 to 37.5º W.L., File No. SAT-STA-20020517-00076 (the “May STA Request”). C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\C1STA.doc$

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eclipse season, normal operations of Satcom C-1 require frequent commands to the

satellite. SES AMERICOM, however, must observe blackout periods while Satcom C-1

is passing other C-band satellites during the drift. Thus, to ensure proper operation of

Satcom C-1 during the drift and avoid interference to other C-band satellites, Satcom C-1

must be positioned at 37.5º W.L. by the end of August 2002.

SES AMERICOM acknowledges that it will commence any move of

Satcom C-1 prior to the expiration of the public notice period for the May STA Request at

its own risk and without prejudice to the Commission’s decision on the merits of the May

STA Request. This request is only for 30 days so that a further public notice is not

necessary and the Commission can grant stamp this application.

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Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Rpt. No. SAT-00112 (June 3, 2002).

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SES AMERICOM certifies that no party to this application is subject to a

denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,

21 U.S.C. § 862.

Respectfully submitted,

SES AMERICOM, INC.

By: /s/ Nancy J. Eskenazi
Nancy J. Eskenazi
Vice President and Associate
General Counsel

Phillip L. Spector
Laura B. Sherman
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1615 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-7300
Attorneys for SES Americom, Inc.

Dated: June 11, 2002

Document Created: 2002-06-25 08:51:39
Document Modified: 2002-06-25 08:51:39