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This document pretains to SAT-STA-20041229-00230 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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SHT — STR—A2ooY 12.29—co23e wl A HathP OmnBikiows GA—38, Teb 1ggeos" Approved by OMB 3060—0578 t ConBiviong 562. OPm Date & Time Filed: Dee 29 2004 121 1:24:623PM P uz.. M’»‘ Zsatdlte Hile Number: SAT—$TA—20041229—00230 fan Calsign bart palthe Zay "'50'720\,‘_ FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS CMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEvPoRARY AuTiIORITY ror OFFICIAL UsE ONtY APPLICANT INFORMATION Fnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: G3R STA to 73.95 WL (Dec 04) —— extend 180 days T. Applicant Name: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Phone Number: an2—252—4300 DBA Name: Fax Number: anr—am—asrs Streets 1801 K Steet, N E—Mai: Sue 440 City: Washington State: no Country: USA Zipeode: 200. — Attention: MrKalpakS Gude Esq

Attachment SAT—STA—20041220—00230 GALAXY 3R Call Sign: GAL3R February 10, 2005 PanAmSat Licensee Corp.‘s (‘PanAmSat‘) application for Special Temporary Authority, File No: SAT—STA—20041219—00230 18 GRANTED. Accordingly, PanaAmSat is authorized, for the period of February 2, 2005 to August 1, 2005, to conduct tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) operations necessary 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 its application, this Attachment and the Commission‘s Rules. 1. During the driftof the satellite from 111.0° W.L. o 73.95° W.L and the operation at 73.95° WL., PanAmSat shall not operate the communications payload on the GALAXY 3R satellite. 2. PanAmSat shall coordinate all of its TT&C operations with existing geostationary satelltes to ensure that no unacceptable interference results from its TT&C operations during its drift and operations at 73.95° W.L. 3. 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 ofsuch an event. 4... PanAmSatis required to acceptinterference from other lawfully operating in—orbit satelltes. 5.. PanAmSat operations shall be limited solely to TT&C operations and shall not operate the communications payload orinclude the provision of commercial services. 6. This Special Temporary Authority is granted without prejudice to our final determination ofoperational authority for the communications payload at 73.95° w ‘ See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. File Nos.SAT—STA—20050124—00011, SAT—STA—20080 24—00012

2. Contct Name: Joseph A. Godles, B Phone Number: 202—420—4000 Company: Goldberg Godles Wiener & Wright Fax Number: 2—a09—4012 Streets 1229 19th Street NW r—m jpodes@g242.com City: Washington State: pe Country: USA Zipeode: aone —2ns Contact Attomey Relationship: Legal Counsel "ide: (1f your application i elated to an application Aied wih the Commission, enter thfil number below) 3. Reference File Number SATMODI991 111500035 ‘a. Ts fee submitted with this appliation? @ 1f ¥es, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No,indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.FR Section 1.1114) gp Governmental Entity gy Noncommercial educational icensce g Otherfplease explain): (. Fee Classifcation CRY — Space Station (Gcosationry) 5. Type Request @ Chinge Station Location @ Extend Expiration Date g Oter 6. Temporay OrbiLocation 7. Requested Extended Expration Date 7os wi.

3. Description _(If the complete description does notappear i this bo, please go to the ond of he form to view in ts entrely) Request extension of Special Tenporary Authority for 180 days to continue relocation of Galaxy 3R to 73.95 WL and operation of TTE once on station. 9. By checking Yes,the undersigned certfes that neitherapplicnt nor any other party to the apcation is subject @ Yes gp No to a denil ofFederalbenefits hatincludes FCC benefits pursuantto Section 5301 ofthe Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of convictionforpossession ordstibution af cantrlledsubstance. See 47 CFR 1—2002(b) for the meaning of &quotpartyto the appliation&:quot, for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Tite of Person Signing Kalpak Gude Associate General Counsel 12; Fease supply any need atachments. Atachment 1: STA Atachment 2 Atachment 3 WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PNISHABLE BY FINE AND / oR IMPRISONVENT (U.S, Code, Tite 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Tite 47, Section312(@)(1)), AND/OR FORFETTURE (U. 3. Code, Tite 47, Setion 503).

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY On December 15, 2004, PanAmSat Licensee Corp. ("PanAmSat") requested Special Temporary Authority (°STA") for 30 days 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. Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s rules,) PanAmSat hereby requests an STA for an additional 180 days to complete the relocation of the satellite, and to continue operating the TT&C payload at 73.95° W.L.,fllowing the expiration ofthe 30—day STA that PanAmSat previously requested. Background Galaxy 3R is a hybrid C/Ku—band satellit 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 at 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 Canadad In order to faciltate the transfer of trafffrom Galaxy 3R to Anik F2, the replacement satellite for Galaxy 3R/Anik E2R, Telesat relocated Galaxy 3R to 111.06° W.L+ On October 4 and October 28 of this year, the Commission granted PanAmSat STAsto relocate Galaxy 3R from 111.06° W.L. to 111.0° WL. following this transfer of trafic 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 urorn sasim S eg, File No SAT.STA20tomai.iouns > Anic B2R at 111.1° W.L also was added to the Permited Space Sation Lis, Se TelesatCanada, Peitinfr Decartory RulingfoIncusin ofAnik E2R onthe Prnitt Space Station is File No: SATPDR20000H160006%, Grant Stamp Order (nt! Bur, June 3,2000) "The Pemitied Space Sation List entryfor Anik 2R also was modifed to relctthis reloction. See Public NoticeReport No.SAT—0I22 Da 0%—2954 (in! Bur, Sept10,2006) * Se FCC File Now. SAT—STA200025o0i85, SATSTA—20010023—00186

operations 6 Need for Relocation The Commission has granted PanAmSat licenses to operate two space stations in the vicinity of 74° WL.: (1) Galaxy 12, a C—band satellite that is assigned to 74.0° W.L.; and (2) SBS—6,a Ku—band satellite that is assigned to 74.05° W.L. Pursuant to an STA, however, Galaxy 12 has been relocated to 125° W.L,7 where it has been serving as an in—orbit spare while Galaxy 5 approached the end of its useful life and where it will serve as the replacementfor Galaxy 5, on an interim basis, when Galaxy 5 is retired from service next month.® PanAmSat seeks o relocate Galaxy 3R in order to maintain C—band capabilities in the vicinity of 74° WL. while Galaxy 12 is on temporary assignment at 125° W.L. PanAmSat will be filing a further STA request in the near future requesting authority to operate the satellte at that orbital location.? PanAmSat also is in the process of re—evaluating its long term deployment plans for 74° W.L. and 125° WL. and may be making additional filings in the future. PanAmSat‘s STA requestis 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 fling for and grant of an STA for operational authority, it can be used to maintain C—band capability in the vicinity of 74° W.L while Galaxy 12 provides replacement capacityat a different orbital location on an interim basis. 1t is Commission policy toallow "satellite operators to rearrange satellites in theirfleett reflect business and customer considerations where no other * Because Galaxy 3R had already beenlaunched as of therelease date of the Notice oPreposed Rulenakingin 1B Docket No.0254, itis not subject tthe minimurm disposal orbit requirements that the Commission adopted in that proceeding. Se Secand Reporand Order, RCC O4—150, 4979— 81 (une 21, 2004 PanAmSatanticpates however, that at th end ofitsusefu ffe Galaxy 9R will be boosted o adisposalorbithaving an apogee and perigee of approximately 150 km above the grostationryorbit * More precisly,Galaxy 12 inialy wasstationed at 125 25° W.L.and is beingrelocated to 12505° W.L See FCC hile Nos. GAT—STA—2001208—00216, SAT—STA—20040708—00130. * The Commission has authorized PanAmSatto operate Galaxy 14 asa replacement for Galaxy . Galaxy14, however, will not b launched untafter Galxy 5 needsto b decommissioned * Based on customer requirements, PanAmSat may seck authoribtooperate both the C:band payload and the Ku—band paylaad on Galaxy 3R while it is located at 7395° W L.n which case it will coordinate the Ku—band operations on Galny 3R and GBS6 to avoid frequency contlis

public interest factors are adversely affected."® The Commission has consistently recognized that satellite operators are "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 indlustry practices for coordination of TT&C transmissions will be followed during the relocation process and when the satellte is on station. TT&C Frequencies Uplink TT&C transmissions on Galaxy 3R will occur at either 5035.0 MHz (borizontal) or 6415.0 MHz (vertical) and downlink TT&C transmissions will occur at 4198.5 MHz and 4199625 MHz. The complete uplink and downlink TT&C transmission parameters are as follows: Command: 6415.0 MHz, vertical (dish) 5935.0 MHz, horizontal (omni) Telemetry: 4198.5 MHz, horizontal (dish) 4199.625 MHz, horizontal (dish) 4198.5 MHz, vertical (omni) 4199.625 MHz, vertical (omni) "LoralSpaceCom Corporation and LovalSpec& Communicatins Corportin: Applicationsfor Mod}fetin ofindSatlit Servie Spoe Strton Authorintions, Memorandum Opinion, Order and Authorization, DA 0G—1015, 18 FCC Red, €201, 6306 (IntBur. 2000). Se aso n the Mater ofINTELSAT LLC Applcation to ModfyAuthorizations toOperate and to Further Construct Launch, and Operie Cand and Ku—band Satlites hi Form a Glabel CommunicationsSystem in Gesttionry Ortit, Order and Authorization, DA 01—2069, 16 FCC Red 16208(Bur2001 GE American Communictionsic Memorandurm Opinion, Order and Authorization, DA 00— 20%6,15 FCC Red 23583 (n‘I Bu. 2000; AMSC Subsitiny Coporation, Order and Authorization DA 98—498, 13 FCC Red 12316 (Inl Bu, (199) and Hughes Communicatons Gilezy, Inc, Memorandurm Opinion and Order, DA $0215, 5 RCC Red 4497 (Com. Car. Bur 1000 1\ AMSC Subsitlry Corportion, 13 ECC Red 12316, 12318 (nt! Bur(1999). Saso Lorl SpaceCom Coportion and Lorl Space & Communaatons Cooraton; 18 PCC Red, 01, 630 (IiI Bur 2009) and INTELSAT LLG 16 FCC Red 1620%, 16210 (i! Bur 2001)

Conclusion Accordingly, and for good cause shown, PanAmSat respectfully requests an STA for 180 days, following the expiration of the 30—day STA that PanAmSat previously requested, in order to complete the relocation of Galaxy 3R to 73.95° W.L. and to continue operating the TT&C payload on the satellite onceit s 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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