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This document pretains to SAT-STA-20041215-00221 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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] me SQT—ST— 20041215—0022—( C —3¢, Ten 3, mc Approved by OMB Cele Z, Zaog~ 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: Dec 15 2004 5:56:07:773PM ( 2 File Number: SAT—STA—20041215—00221 Lip ie | Callsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONIY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description ofthis application toidentify it on the main menu: G3R STA to 73.95 WL (Dec 04) 1— Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. 202—202—4300 DBA Name: 200—202—4878 Streets 1801 K Street, N.W. Suite 440 City: Washington State: pe Countrys USA Zipeote: 20006 = Attention: M KalpakS Gude Esg

Attachment SAT—STA—20041215—00221 GALAXY 3R Call Sign: GAL3R January 3, 2005 PanAmSat Licensee Corp.‘s (‘PanAmSat") application for Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT—STA—20041215—00221 18 GRANTED. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized, for the period of January 3, 2005 to February 2, 2005, to conduct tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) operations necessary for a period of 30 days and to drift the GALAXY 3R satellte call sign GAL—3R from its current location at 111.0° W.L. to 73.95° W.L. and maintain the satellte at 73.95° W. L., in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in ts application, this Attachment and the Commission‘s Rules. 1. During the drift of the satellite from 111.0° W.L. to 73.95° W.L and the operation at 73.95° W.L. PanAmSat shall not operate the communications payload on the GALAXY 3R satellte. PanAmSat shall coordinate all of ts TT&C operations with existing geostationary satellites to ensure that no unacceptable iterference resultsfrom its TT&C operations during its drift and operations at 73.95° W.L. PanAmSat‘s operation shall not cause harmfulinterference to any lawfully operating in—orbit satelltes and PanAmSat shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and PanAmSat shall inform the FCC in writing immediately of such an event PanAmSat is required to accept iterference from other lawfully operating in—orbit satelltes. PanAmSat operations shall be limited solely to TT&C operations and shall not operate the communications payload orinclude the provision ofcommercial services. This Special Temporary Authority is granted without prejudice to our final determination ofoperational authority for the communications payload at 73.95° W

2. Contact Name: Joseph A. Godles, g. Phone Number: 202—429—1000 (Company:. Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright Fax Number: 20—429—012 Streets 1229 190 Sreet NW E—Mai: jsodes@g242.com City: Washington State: pe Country: USA ‘Zipeode: 2ose —213 Contact Attormey Relationship: Leaal Counsel Tite: (If your application is related t an application fled with the Commission, enter thfil number below) 3. Reference File Number SATMODI991 11150003 o. I a fee submited with this application? @ If¥es, completeand atach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.ERSection 1.1114). £ Governmental Entity qy Noncommercial educationl icensee @ Otherfplease explainy (. Fee Classifcation CRY — Space Sution (Geosutionary) 5. Type Request @ Change Station Location & Extend Expiration Date g Oter 6: Temporiry Orbit Locan 7. Requested Extended Expiration Dare 7395 wi.

% Description —(If the complte descrition does not appear in this bon, please go o te end ofthe form to view i in is enirely) Request Special Tenporary Authority to relocate Galaxy 3R to 73.95 L and to operate the ztC on the satellite in transition and once on station. 9. By checking Yes the undersigned ertifes hat nether applicnt nor any other party tthe application is subject CaG o xo to a denial oFederal benefts that includes FCC benefits pursuant tSection 5301 ofthe Anti—Drug Act of1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862because oa convition for possession or distibation ofa contraledsubstance. See 47 CFR 1,2002(b)for the meaning of&quotparty to the application&quot, for hese purposes. 10. Name ofPerson Signing 11. Tite of PersoSigning Kalpak Gude Associate General Counsel 12. Plese supply any need atachments. Atachment1: STA Atachment2 Atachment 3: WILLEUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE N THlS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONVENT (US, Code,Tile18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Te 47, Section 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.5. Code, Tite 47, Section 503)

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (‘PanAmSat"), pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules" hereby requests Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for 30 days, commencing on December 23, 2004, to: (1) relocate Galaxy 3R from 111.0° W.L. to 73.95° W.L; and (2) operate the tracking, telemetry, and command ("TT&C") payload on the satellite during the relocation and once Galaxy 3R is on station at 73.95° W.L. Galaxy 3R is a hybrid C/Ku—band satellite that originally was assigned to 95° W.L. After PanAmSat launched and commenced operation of a replacement satellite, Galaxy 3C, at 95° W.L., the Commission granted an STA for PanAmSat to relocate Galaxy 3R to 74° W.L. and to operate the C—band payload on the satellite t that orbital location.* PanAmSat subsequently leased all of the C—band and Ku—band capacity on Galaxy 3R to Telesat Canada ("Telesat"), which operated Galaxy 3R (as Anik E2R) at 111.1° W.L. pursuant to authority granted by Industry Canada In order to facilitate the transfer of traffic from Galaxy 3R to Anik F2, the replacement satellite for Galaxy 3R/Anik E2R, Telesat relocated Galaxy 3R to 111.06° W.LA On October 4 and October 28 of this year, the Commission granted PanAmSat STAs® to relocate Galaxy 3R from 111.06° W.L.to 111.0° W.L following this transfer of traffic and to operate the TT&C payload on the satellite during the relocation and when on station at 111.0° W.L., thereby returning the satellite to United States authority. On October 19, 2004, PanAmSat notified the Commission that Galaxy 3R was changing to an inclined orbit mode. Galaxy 3R has enough remaining fuel for approximately four years of inclined orbit operations* and PanAmSat has determined that it can best serve ur or®s2s120. 2 e eg, File No.SATSTA—2000t004—00008 5 Anic B2R at113.1° WLalso was added tothe Permited Space Station List. See TelesatCanad, Pettonfr Declaratory RulingfoInclusin ofAnik E2R onthePermited Space StationLi, File No. SAT—PDR20030116—00068, Grant Stamp Order (InI Bur,June 3, 2003) "The Permitted Space Staion Listenty for Anik B2R also was modliied t reflectthi relocation SeePublic Notice, Report No.SAT—I02H2, DA 0H—2934 (IntI Bur, Sept.10,2004) 5 Se FCC File Nos.SATSTA—200i0923—00185 SAT—STA—20010025.o0186, * Because Galaxy 3R had already beenlunched asof therelease date othe Notice ofPreposed Rulenaking in 1B Docket No.02:54, it is not subject o the minimum disposalorbit requirements that the Commission adapted in that proceeding. See Second Report and Order, RCC O4—130, 44 79— 81 June 21,2004). PanAmSatanticipats, howeve, thatatthe end of ts useful ie Galaxy 38 will

the public by relocating Galaxy 3R to 73.95° W.L. PanAmSat will be filing a separate request for an STA to operate the communications payload on the satellite at that orbital location. PanAmSat‘s STA request is supported by good cause. An STA will enable PanAmSat to relocate Galaxy 3R to 73.95° W.L., where it can serve as an in—orbit spare and where, following the filing for and grant of an STA for operational authority, it can be used to provide additional services. It is Commission policy to allow "satellite operators to rearrange satellites in their fleet to reflect business and customer considerations where no other public interest factors are adversely affected.7 The Commission has consistently recognized that satelite operators re "in a better position to determine how to tailor their systems to meet the particular needs of customers."* Grant of PanAmSat‘s STA request will advance these policies. Moreover, grant of the requested STA would present no risk of harmful interference. The communications payload on Galaxy 3R will not be operated pursuant to this STA. In addition, standard industry practices for coordination of TT&C transmissions will be followed during the relocation process and when the satellite is on station. Uplink TT&C transmissions on Galaxy 3R will occurat either 5995.0 MHz (borizontal) or 6415.0 MHz (vertical) and downlink TT&C transmissions will occur at 4198.5 MHz and 4199.625 MHz. The complete uplink and downlink TT&C transmission parameters are as follows: Command: 6415.0 MHz, vertical (dish) 5935.0 MHz, horizontal (omni) be boosted toa disposalorbit having an apogee and perigee of approximately 150 km above the geostationary orbit * Lorl SpaceCom Comoration and Lorl Space & Communications Corportion; Applicatinsfor Medifeation ofied—Satelite Servie Space Station Authorizations, Memorandium Opinion, Order and Authorization, DA 0G—1045, 18 FCC Red, 6301, 6206 (IntI Bur.2009), Se lso n the Matter ofINTELSAT LLC Applicaion to Modiy Authorizations to Operete and to Furter Construct, Launch, and Operate Cband and Kband Sateites hetForm a Globel Communication System in Gstatonary Orbt, Order and Authorization, DA 01—2069, 16 FCC Red 16208 (In! Bur.2001); GE Americm Communicaions Inc, Memorandium Opinion, Order and Authorization, DA 00— 20%6,15 FCC Red 23983 (Int] Bur. 2000; AMSC Subsidiry Comoration, Order and Authorization, DA 9499, 13 FCC Red 12316 (InI Bu. (1998); and Hughes Communicatons Glexy,Inc, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 90915, 5 CC Red 4497 (Com. CarBur. 1950 * AMSC Subsidiry Corporation13 FCC Red 12316, 12318 (InI Bur. (1999), See also Lonal SpeceCom Corporation and Lorl Space & Communicatons Comortion; 18 FCC Red, 6201, 6206 (IntI Bur,2005) and INTELSAT LLC, 16 FCC Red 16208, 16210 (n! Bur.2001)

Telemetry: 4198.5 MHz, horizontal (dish) 4199.625 MHz, horizontal (dish) 4198.5 MHz, vertical (omni) 4199.625 MHz, vertical (omni) Accordingly, and for good cause shown, PanAmSat respectfully requests an STA for 30 days, commencing on December 23, 2004, to relocate Galaxy 3R to 7395° W.L. and to operate the TT&C payload on the satellite during the relocation and once Galaxy 3R is on station at 73.95° W.L. Questions with respect to this matter should be directed to Joseph A. Godles, counsel for PanAmSat,at (202) 429—4900.


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