Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by FCC,IB

GRANT

2005-03-15

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050314-00064 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Sfm —sth, —Zepsozit—ve 3 oty sem. sarstnzmsisicoose imasosocosse ses Amercom,n 182 ammpu:3/15— /2005 Acs cr ideuitey Approved by OMB Tgmbwer . _ sosd—0678 on Z1S¥teos 4/1¢/z0s Date & Time Filed: Mar 14 2005 11:23:20:913AM | apponst cont‘e* h e! scplih File Number: SAT—STA—20050314—00064 cose, Aeboh E. 00tlie) L. PP y Pomce]. FEDERAL CoMMUNICATIONS CoMMIsSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AVTHORITY roR OFFICIALUSE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify t on the main menu STA Request to operate AMC—15 at 113.075 degrees W.L. 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 600—987—4000 xat87 DBHA Name: Fax Number: s00—987—a233 Streets 4 Research Way E—Mail: nancy.eskenaei@ses—americo. com City: Princcton State: w Countrys USA Zipeode: osso — Attention: Ms.Naney J Eskenazi

2. Contact Name: KarisA. Hastings, Esg Phone Numbe 200—637—5767 Company: Hogan & Harton LLP Fax Number: aor—637—5010 Streets 555 Thincenth Street, NW ®—Mai: KAHastings@HHLawcom City: Washington State: pe Country: USA Zipeode: 20004 —1109 Contact Relationship: Legal Counsel Title: (1f your applcation is related t anapplcation fled with he Comminson, entr he file mumber below) 3. Reference File Number 4.T afee submited with thi applicaton? @ 1f¥es, completeand atach FCC Form 159. If Noindicate reason forfee exemption (see 47 C.FR Setion 11114 @ Governmental Entity gy Noncommercialeducational icensee @ Othertplease explain: (ds Fee Classification CRY — Space Sation (Geostationag) 5. Type Request @ Change Sution Locatin & Extend Expiration Date @ Oe 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiraton Date 113.075 degreesWL.

: Description (Ifthe complete description does not appear i is bon, lease go to he end ofie form t view i in is enirely) see ace. 2 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned cetifis that neither applicant nor any other party to theapplication is subject.. @ ¥es ) No to denial ofFederl benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuantto Section $301 ofhe Anti—Drug Act of 198¢, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because ofa conviction fo possession ordistibation ofa contrlled substance. See 47 CFR 12002(b)for he meaningof&quotiparty tothe application" fothese purposes 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Tile of Person Signing Naney J. Eskenazi VicePresident and Associate General Counsel 12. Please supply any need atachment. Atachment 1: Ai.1 Atischment 2 Atachment 3 WiLLEUL FALSE STATEMENTS MAbE ON THIS FORM ARE FUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONVENT (U.S. Code, Tite 18, Setion 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Ti47, Seetion 312(@(1)), AND/OR FOREFETTURE 3. Code, Ti47, Section 503).

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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 Special Temporary Authority to Begin Operating AMC—15 at 113.075° W.L EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED APPLICATION OF SES AMERICOM, INC. SES Americom, Inc. (‘SES Americom") hereby respectfully requests special temporary authority for a period of thirty days to relocate AMC—15 to 113.075° W.L. and commence operations of the spacecraft‘s Ka—band payload and Ku—band TT&C at that location with an East/West stationkeeping tolerance of 0.025 degrees. SES Americom seeks this authority pending action on its previously— filed request to operate AMC—15 in these bands at this location for the period from March 21, 2005, to May 21, 2005, File No. SAT—STA—20050310—00060. Grant of the instant application will serve the public interest by facilitating stationkeping of AMC—15 and the Solidaridad 2 spacecraft operated by SatMex at 113° W.L.. SES Americom seeks expedited action on this application because AMC—15 is scheduled to begin drifting away from its current orbit location of 117° W.L. on March 15.

AMC—15 is a Kw/Ka—band satellite that was launched on October 15, 2004, and is licensed to operate at the 105° W.L. orbital position.‘ On January 6, 2005, the Satellite Division granted SES Americom‘s request for authority to operate the AMC—15 Ka—band payload and Ku—band TT&C for a period of sixty days ateach of two orbital locations, 117° W.L. and 113° W.L2 In its request for this authority, SES Americom had noted that Solidaridad 2 was located at 113° W.L., and SES Americom committed to coordinate with SatMex regarding stationkeeping SES Americom has been pursuing these matters with SatMex. In those discussions, SES Americom has offered to operate AMC—15 centered at 113.075° W.L., with a +/ 0.025 degree East/West stationkeeping tolerance. Solidaridad 2 is cntered at 113.0° W.L. with a +/0.05 dogree East/West stationkeeping tolerance, Thus, locating AMC—15 at this slight offset from 119° W.L. with a smaller East/West tolerance will eliminate any overlap of the two satellites‘ stationkeeping volumes, greatly simplifying spacecraft operations. Apart from this small shift in orbital location, SES Americom seeks authority for AMC—15 at 113.075° W.L. subject to the conditions adopted in paragraph 18 of the STA Order. 1 See File Nos. SAT—LOA—20030210—00013; SAT—AMD—20030422—00069; SAT— AMD—20040615—00117; & SAT—MOD—20030214—00011, granted Aug. 18, 2004. f SES Americom, Inc., Memorandum Opinion & Order, DA 05—39 (Sat. Div. rel. Jan. 6, 2005) (the "STA Order"). ® See File No. SAT—STA—20041012—00198, Narrative at 4. 2

Grant of the requested authority will not adversely affect any other operators. The proposed offset will facilitate coordination with SatMex‘s Solidaridad 2 spacecraft, as discussed above. In addition, the shift will increase the orbital separation from Telesat Canada‘s Anik F2 spaceceaft, which operates in the Ku—band and Ka—band at 111.1° W.L. SES Americom has been coordinating with Telesat Canada to ensure that operations of Anik F2 are not subject to harmful interference, and the change in location will provide Anik F2 with an additional measure of interference protection. SES Americom incorporates by reference herein the technical information it has already provided with respect to temporary operation of AMC—15 at 113° W.L.A SES Americom is not submitting new contour maps with the instant application because the proposed shift in orbital location will not materially affect coverage of the spacecraft as shown on the maps already on file. SES Americom hereby 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. SES Americom waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, +. See File No. SAT—8TA—20041012—00198, Technical Appendix & Attachment1. This analysis demonstrated that operation of AMC—15 at 113° W.L. would comply with applicable Commission technical requirements and was compatible with the adjacent operations of Telesat Canada‘s Anik 2. As discussed above, the proposed offzct of AMC—15 to 113.075° W.L will provide even greater interference protection to Anik F2.

whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. For the foregoing reasons, SES Americom seeks authority for a period of thirty days to relocate AMC—15 to 113.075° W.L. and commence operations of the spacecraft‘s Ka—band payload and Ku—band TT&C at that location with an East/West stationkeeping tolerance of 0.025 degrees. SES Americom requests expedited action on this application. Respectfully submitted, SES Americom, Inc. By: /s/ Nancy J. Eskenasi Nancy J. Bskenazi Of Counsel Vice President and Peter A. Rohrbach Associate General Counsel Karis A. Hastings SES Americom, Inc. Hogan & Hartson LL.P. Four Research Way Washington, D.C. 20004—1109 Princeton, NJ 08540 ‘Tel: (202) 637—5600 Dated: March 14, 2005

CooRpiNAcION GENERAL be asuNTos INTERNACIONALES Direccion General de Organismos de Regula Internacional crtipesiceatpcoRt 12005 México, D.F,, a 15 de marzo de 2005 SRA. JEREE PAYTON Gross Border Negotiations and Treaty Compliance Branch International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Presente Me es grato referime a su mensaje telefax 800C2/9E805100 fechado el dia de hoy, mediante el cual remite a esta oficina a mi cargo el Acuerdo de Coordinacion entre Satmex y SES Americom, relativo a la operacion del satéite AMC—15 en la posicidn orbital 113.0° W (el ‘Acuerdo de Coordinacidn®) En este sentido, me permito informarle que una vez habiendo revisado la forma y fondo del Acuerdo de Coordinacion, hemos concluido que el mismo protege de manera adecuada la operacion de los satéltes a cargo de la empresa mexicana Satéites Mexicanos, SA. de C.V (Satmex), y que por tanto, se protegen los servicios proporcionados por dicha empresa, tanto a usuarios en el terrtorio mexicanc, como a usuarios en el terrtorio de diversos paises en nuestro continente En vitud de lo anterior, y de conformidad con lo convenido en la reunin preparatoria para el Comité Consultvo de Alto Nivel, celebrada del 31 de enero al 4 de febrero del presente afio, me es grato informarle que nos encontramos en posiblidad de otorgar nuestro acuerdo para Ia operacion del satélte AMC—15, a cargo de la empresa estadounidense SES Americom, en la posicin orbital nominal 113 grados longitud Oeste. Cabe sefialar, que nuestro acuerdo se encuentra sujeto al cumplimiento por parte de la empresa SES Americom, de todo lo establecido en el Acuerdo de Coordinacion. En caso contrario, esta oftcina se reserva el derecho a desistise respecto del acuerdo otorgado en la presente carta. No omito manifestar mi agradecimiento por el esfuerzo desplegado por esa oficina para la resolucion satisfactoria de este asunto. ATENTAMENTE, EL DIRECTOR GENERAL ING. FERNANDO CARRILLO VALDERRABANO. ecp Ing. Leonel Lopez Gelaya Diector General de Polca de Telecomunicaciones. SCT. (se Anera conladel Acuerdo de Coordinacion) Lie. Camen Ochon Avendat — Abogada General Sateites Mexcancs S A. ce CV.


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