Intelsat 706 Notice

NOTICE submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat 706 Inclined Orbit Notice

2011-07-20

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20040913-00174 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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July 20, 2011 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 200554 Re: Notice of Commencement of Inclined Orbit Operations for Intelsat 706 Call Sign S2401 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.280(a) of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. § 25.280(a)), Intelsat License LLC hereby notifies the FCC of the commencement of inclined orbit operations for Intelsat 706, which currently is operating at 72.1 E.L. Set forth below is the information required by the Commission. (1) The operator's name is Intelsat License LLC. (2) The satellite is expected to leave the 0.05° inclination control box on July 28, 2011. The last north/south station-keeping maneuver occurred on July 18, 2011. (3) The initial inclination (after the last north/south station-keeping maneuver) was 0.0289º. (4) The rate of change in inclination per year is as follows: 2011 – 0.839º per year 2012 – 0.812° per year 2013 – 0.787° per year 2014 – 0.771° per year 2015 – 0.765° per year (5) The expected end-of-life of the satellite accounting for inclined orbit operations is November 2015.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 20, 2011 Page 2 Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned should you have any questions. (~Akea20_ Sincerelyi Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation Ce: Bob Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley


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