Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

GRANT

2006-07-10

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20060630-00073 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2006063000073_509154

Approved by OMB 3060-0678 File Number: SAT-STA-20060630-00073 Callsign: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Intelsat 709 - Application for Special Temporary Authority I . Applicant Name: Intelsat North America LLC Phone Number: 202-944-7848 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202-944-7860 Street: c/o Intelsat Global Svc. Corp. E-Mail: susan.crandall@intelsat.com 3400 International Drive, N.W. City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20008 -3006 Attention: Susan H. Crandall 1

Attachment Call Sign S2396 SAT-STA-20060630-00073 With this grant, Intelsat LLC is authorized to operate the Intelsat 709 satellite in the 11.7-11.95 GHz (downlink) and 14-14.25 MHz (uplink) frequency bands at the 85.15' E.L. orbital location, in order to provide satellite service to U.S. government Earth stations, for a period of 60 days, until September 8,2006, in accordance with the technical parameters specified in Exhibit B of its application, and subject to the following conditions: 1) Intelsat LLC's operations shall be on a non-interference basis, i.e., Intelsat LLC shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from harmful interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating satellites; 2) In the event that any harmful interference does occur, Intelsat LLC shall cease operations; 3) This authorization does not grant Intelsat any authority for earth station operations. Any such operations will need to be authorized pursuant to the applicable laws, regulations, rules and licensing procedures for the government of the country or governments of the countries to which such operations are subject. 4) Prior to operating pursuant to this authorization, Intelsat shall confirm that operations in the 14-14.25 MHz band will meet all limits imposed by coordination agreements with adjacent satellite operators, taking into account all operational characteristics of the Earth stations involved. 5) The power flux density of emissions in the 11.7-11.95 MHz band at the Earth's surface shall not exceed the following limits in a reference bandwidth of 1 MHz: For angles of arrival of 0-5' above the horizontal plane, -124 dB(W/m2); For angles of arrival of 5-25' above the horizontal plane, -124 + O S @ - 5)dB(W/m2),where 6 is the angle of arrival ; For angles of arrival of 25-90' above the horizontal plane, -1 14 dB(W/m2).

!. Contact Name: Chin Yo0 Phone Number: 202-719-3581 Company: Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP Fax Number: 202-7 19-7049 Street: 1776 K Street, NW E-Mail: cyoo@wrf.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20006 - Attention: Chin Yo0 Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related ipplication. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). 0 Governmental Entity 0 Noncommercial educational licensee 0 Other(p1ease explain): Ib. Fee Classification CRY - Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request 0 Change Station Location 0 Extend Expiration Date @ Other 5. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date 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.) Application f o r Special Temporary Authority t o fulfill an immediate need for service f o r U . S . Government operations in the Middle East. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject Yes 0 No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, 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 applicationlkquot;for these purposes, 10. Name of Person Signing 1 1. Title of Person Signing Susan Crandall Assistant General Counsel, IGSC ~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request 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 STATIONAUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(l)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). 3

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Chin Kyung Yo0 1776 K STREET NW June 30,2006 202.719.3581 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 cyoo@wrf.com PHONE 202.719.7000 FAX 202.719.7049 Virginia Office VIA IBFS 7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE SUITE 6200 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch McLEAN, VA 22102 Secretary PHONE 703.905.2800 FAX 703.905.2820 Federal Communications Commission 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110 Washington, DC 20002 www.wrf.com Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority for INTELSAT 709 Call Sign: S2396 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)’ for 60 days to provide service using the INTELSAT 709 satellite at 85.15” E.L. using frequencies in the 11.7-1 1.95 GHz band. The STA is necessary to fulfill an immediate need for service for U S . Government operations in the Middle East.2 Intelsat therefore requests expeditious treatment of this STA request. Grant of the STA request will not result in increased risk of harmhl interference, as demonstrated in the attached Exhibit. Intelsat intends to shortly file an application requesting modification of the license for INTELSAT 709 to permit permanent operation on the requested frequencies. With that application, Intelsat will also prepare and submit the necessary filings to be sent to the International Telecommunication Union. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest by hlfilling U.S. national security needs. In addition, grant of this STA request will not result in an increased risk of harmful interference. Intelsat acknowledges that it may be required by the FCC to discontinue operations if any such interference does occur. 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, and a $735.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System. 2 See 47 C.F.R. 0 25.120 (allowing applicants to apply for STA when there is an immediate need for use of facilities and granting such requests when the delay in the institution of “temporary operations would seriously prejudice the public interest”).

Vi 'ilrty f kir 1 & F i t + Iir ig LLP June 30,2006 Page 2 For the reasons set forth herein, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission expeditiously grant this request. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Chin Kvunp- Yo0 Chin Kyung Yo0 Counsel for Intelsat North America LLC cc (via e-mail): Robert Nelson Frank Peace

EXHIBIT INTERFERENCE SCENARIO IN THE 11.7-11.95 GHz BAND AROUND 85"E INTELSAT-709, which is operational at 85.15"E pursuant to a FCC license, does have a Ku band payload in the 11.7-11.95 GHz band which can operate in conjunction with the 14.0-14.25 GHz uplink band. Ku band spots of 709 currently provide services to Asia, Africa and Middle East in FSS Ku bands. However, the band 11.7-11.95 GHz is part of the BSS Plan bands in ITU Regions I & 3. The Regions 1 & 3 BSS Plan provides for allocation of these bands to Russia, Bhutan, and Cambodia from the 86"E orbital location. Also there are APP.30 BSS Plan amendment filings made by EUTELSAT, MEASAT, and VINASAT at 86"E and CHINASAT at 84"E. However, none of these systems are operational and according to publicly available information these BSS satellites are also not under active implementation. The prevailing operational satellite scenario in an 8" arc around 85"E is reproduced below. 185.0 11.10 IRaduga 1-7 :(MC IC, X I 485.1j0.05 IIntelsat 709 I 7 7 8 *- C IC, Ku I I None of these operational satellites carry a payload that can operate in the 11.7-11.95 GHz band. Accordingly, it can be concluded that any operations of 709 in this band

would neither cause harmful interference to other adjacent operating satellites nor receive harmful interference from them.


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