Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by FCC,IB

GRANT

2004-08-24

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20031215-00356 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Date & Time Filed: Dec 15 2003 5:24:21:986PM File Number: SAT-STA-2003 1215-00356 Call sign: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Extension of STA to operate Satcom C-1 at 37WL (SATSTA20030613-00106 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 609-987-4448 DBA Name: Fax Number: 609-987-4233 Street: Four Research Way E-Mail: scott.tollefsen @ ses-americ0m.c City: Princeton State: NJ Country: USA Zipcode: 08540 -6684 Attention: Scott B. Tollefsen 1

!. Contact Name: Karis A. Hastings Phone Number: 202-637-5767 Company: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Fax Number: 202-637-5910 Street: 555 Thirteenth Street, NW E-Mail: KAHastings @HHLaw.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 -1109 Contact Relationship: Legal Counsel Title: (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter the file number below.) 3. Reference File Number SATSTA2003061300106 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1 114). 3 Governmental Entity Q Noncommercial educational licensee 3 Other(p1ease explain): .b. Fee Classification CRY - Space Station (Geostationary) 8. Type Request 0 Change Station Location @ Extend Expiration Date Q Other I.Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 37.5 W.L. 2004-06-17 OO:OO:OO.O 2

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) SES AMERICOM, Inc. seeks an extension of its special temporary authority to operate its Satcom C-1 satellite, a geostationary C-band satellite, at 37.5 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, 0 No 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 1 1. Title of Person Signing Scott B. Tollefsen Senior Vice President & General Counsel 12. s & e supply anyneed attachments. I Attachment 1: Att. 1 I Attachment 2: I Attachment 3 : WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001),AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(l)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Application by ) SES AMERICOM, INC. ) File No. SAT-STA- For Extension of Special Temporary ) Authority to Continue Operations on ) Satcom C-1 at 37.5" W.L. APPLICATION OF SES AMERICOM, INC. By this application, SES AMERICOM, Inc. ("SES AMERICOM") respectfully requests extension of its special temporary authority ("STA) to operate its Satcom C-1 satellite for a period of six months through J u n e 17, 2004. Satcom C- 1 is a geostationary C-band satellite operating pursuant to STA at 37.5" W.L.1 Satcom C-1 commenced operation July 22, 1991 at 137" W.L.2 After AMC-7 was launched into that orbital position, Satcom C-1 operated for a short time at 141.5" W.L., then was relocated to 79" W.L." I n May 2002, SES 1 See File No. SAT-STA-20020517-00076,granted July 17, 2002. SES AMERICOM requested extensions of this authority in November 2002, File No. SAT-STA-20021121-00223, and J u n e 2003, File No. SAT-STA-20030613-00106. 2 See Assignment of Orbital Locations to Space Stations in the Domestic Fixed- Satellite Service, 5 FCC Rcd 179 (1990). ,3 Assignment of Orbital Locations to Space Stations in the Domestic Fixed- Satellite Service, 15 FCC Rcd 23583 (Sat. & Radiocom. Div. 2000).

AMERICOM requested authority to relocate Satcom C-1 to 37.5" W.L. in order to provide follow-on service after the end of life of Columbia 515, and that application was granted in July 2002. In August 2003 the Commission granted authority for SES AMERICOM to provide capacity for direct-to-home services using Satcom C- 1:' Satcom C- 1 remains capable of providing reliable and affordable C- band service to customers. Granting a n extension of special temporary authority for SES AMERICOM to operate Satcom C-1 for a n additional six-month period in its current orbital position will serve the public interest by allowing the continued use of Satcom C-1 to meet customer needs. I n addition, grant of this STA request will promote the efficient use of orbital resources. For the foregoing reasons, the Commission should grant SES AMERICOM a n extension of special temporary authority to operate Satcom C- 1 at 37.5" W.L. for a period of six months through June 17, 2004. t See SES AMERICOM, Inc., Order and Authorization, DA 03-2683 (Int'l Bur. rel. Aug. 15, 2003). -2-

SES AMERICOM hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefit,s pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 3 862. Respectfully submitted, SES AMERICOM, INC. By: / s / Scott B. Tollefsen Scott B. Tollefsen Of Counsel Senior Vice President and Peter A. Rohrbach General Counsel Karis A. Hastings SES AMERICOM, Inc. Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Four Research Way Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 Princeton, N J 08540 Tel: (202) 637-5600 Fax: (202) 637-5910 Dated: December 15, 2003 -3-


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